Chiranjeevi as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Chiranjeevi

What is the meaning of the name Chiranjeevi ?

The baby name Chiranjeevi is a boy name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌtʃɪrənˈdʒiːvi/.

Chiranjeevi is Sanskrit, Telugu in Origin.

Chiranjeevi is the South Indian spelling of Sanskrit cirañjīvin, also written chirañjīvin in scholarly transliteration. The word combines cira, long or for a long time, with jīvin, living, a possessive agent noun from the verbal root √jīv, to live. Its literal sense is long-lived, and in religious vocabulary it can denote one who endures indefinitely or is counted among the immortals.

As a name, Chiranjeevi belongs chiefly to Hindu naming practice in India, with especially visible use in Telugu-speaking Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The related Sanskrit term cirañjīvi appears in lists of mythic deathless figures, commonly including Hanuman, Vyasa, Ashvatthama, Vibhishana, Kripa, Parashurama, and Bali. Modern forms vary by language and spelling: Hindi often favors Chiranjiv or Chiranjeev, while Telugu and Kannada keep Chiranjeevi. The Telugu actor Konidela Chiranjeevi, who adopted it as a screen name, has made the form particularly recognizable since the late twentieth century.