Saran Family History
Saran Name Meaning
Indian (Punjab): Sikh name from Sanskrit šaraṇa ‘refuge sanctuary’ based on the name of a Jat tribe. Turkish: ornamental name or nickname derived from sarmak ‘to embrace’. Croatian (Šaran): from šaran ‘carp’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a carp fisherman or seller of these fish or a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish. Croatian (Šaran): possibly also a nickname from šaran ‘mottled gaily colored’. Slovak (Šaran): nickname from archaic šaran ‘boy youngster’. Compare Sharan .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022