Jeevan is an Indian sub-continent first name meaning 'life' or 'bringer of life', that may be used by males or females. The name originates from the

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

language but is more often used as a Nepalese language name, a

Sikh Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism, Sikhism (Sikhi), a Monotheism, monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Gu ...

or a

Hindu Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

name. Alternative spellings are Geevan, Gevan, Jiivan,

Jeevan Prabhat ''Jeevan Prabhat'' (Dawn Of Life) is a 1937 Hindi film social drama, produced by Bombay Talkies and directed by Franz Osten. The music director was Saraswati Devi with lyrics and dialogues by J. S. Casshyap. The screenplay was by Niranjan Pa ...

Jaivan, Givan, Jevan, or Jivan. The name may refer to:

People

* Jeevan (actor) (1915–1987), Indian actor * Jeevan (Tamil actor) *

Jeevan Mendis Balapuwaduge Manukulasuriya Amith Jeevan Mendis ( si, ජීවන් මෙන්ඩිස්; born 15 January 1983) is a former Sri Lankan professional cricketer, who played limited over internationals. An all-rounder who bowls leg spin, Mend ...

(born 1983), Sri Lankan cricketer *

Jeevan Nalge Jeevan Nagle (born 10 October 1989) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Salgaocar F.C. in the I-League. He now coaches young talents at Stepover FA after retiring due to a life threatening injury to his prostate ...

(born 1989), Indian football player * Jevan Snead (born 1987), American football player * Jeevan Thondaman (born 1994), Sri Lankan politician {{given name Indian unisex given names