Naveen or Navin (

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 ...

: नवीन,

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

: நவீன், ; meaning "new", "fresh", "young", "bright", "creative") is an Indian

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surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. syll. na-vee(n), nav-e-en The baby boy name Naveen is pronounced as NEYVIY-N †. Naveen is used chiefly in the English and Indian languages, and its origin is Sanskrit and Tamil. It is derived from the element 'navina' meaning new. The name Navina (English and Indian) is the female form of Naveen. Navean, Naveane, Naveene, Navin (English and Indian), Navine, Navyn, and Navyne are variants of Naveen. Notable people with that name include: *

Naveen Eugene Naveen or Navin (Sanskrit: नवीन, Tamil: நவீன், ; meaning "new", "fresh", "young", "bright", "creative") is an Indian given name and surname. syll. na-vee(n), nav-e-en The baby boy name Naveen is pronounced as NEYVIY-N †. Nav ...

, IBM *

Ampasayya Naveen Dr. 'Ampasayya' Naveen is a Telugu novelist. He is an Osmania University alumni, and his college life at OU inspired his first novel, ''Ampasayya''. His novel ''Kala Rekhalu'' won the Sahitya Academy Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a li ...

, Indian novelist *

Naveen Andrews Naveen William Sidney Andrews (born 17 January 1969) is a British-American actor. He is best known for his role as Sayid Jarrah in the television series ''Lost'' (2004–2010), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime ...

, British actor * Naveen Asrani, Indian cricketer *

Navin Chawla Navin Chawla (born 30 July 1945) is a retired Indian civil servant and writer, who served as 16th Chief Election Commissioner of India. Four phases (out of five) of the General elections in India, Indian general election to Loksabha were execute ...

, Indian bureaucrat *Naveen Jain, American chief executive *Naveen Jindal, Indian politician *Naveen Kumar (disambiguation), several people *Naveen Naqvi, Pakistani journalist *Naveen Patnaik, Indian politician *Naveen Perwani, Pakistani snooker player *Naveen Polishetty, Indian actor *Naveen Soni, Indian journalist *Vadde Naveen, Indian actor *Naveen Waqar, Pakistani VJ and model. *Yalavarthi Naveen Babu (1964–2000), or simply Naveen, a Naxalite leader in India *Naveen-ul-Haq, Afghan cricketer

Fictional characters

*Prince Naveen, a character in the 2009 Disney animated film ''The Princess and the Frog''

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