What is the meaning of Hanuman’s name, and by what other names is he called?

Hanuman’s name means “he who has a prominent [or unique] jaw,” referring to an episode in his childhood when he was hungry and tried to swallow the Sun, mistaking it for a fruit, but the god Indra struck him with a thunderbolt on the jaw (hanu). Hanuman is also called Maruti, “son of the wind god,” after his father Vayu. His name Anjaneya, “son of Anjana,” honors his mother, the nymph (apsaras) Anjana, and is commonly used for him in southern India. The name Bajrangbali, more common in northern India, means “one who has diamond-hard limbs.” Hanuman is also known as Sankat Mochan, “reliever of suffering,” in reference to his capacity, according to devotees, to relieve illness and distress.