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Krishna names

Names the dictionary records as names or epithets of Krishna, with the page we checked.

47 names. Most meanings are checked in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary, Platts' Urdu, Hindi and English dictionary and Rekhta Gujarati dictionary. A few to start: Gadadhar ("bearer of the mace"), Kishan ("Krishna") and Shyamsundar ("dark and beautiful").

47 names

Balakrishnaबालकृष्ण

"The child Krishna"

Sanskrit · Hindu

Balgopalबालगोपाल

"The young cowherd", Krishna as a boy

Sanskrit · Hindu

Banwariबनवारी

Krishna, "who wears the forest garland"

Hindi, from Sanskrit · Hindu

Bihariबिहारी

"Playful one", a name of Krishna

Hindi, from Sanskrit · Hindu

Brijmohanबृजमोहन

"The charmer of Braj", Krishna

Hindi and Sanskrit · Hindu

Damodarदामोदर

A name of Krishna; literally "rope round the waist"

Sanskrit · Hindu

Devkinandanदेवकीनंदन

"Son of Devaki"; a name of Krishna

Sanskrit · Hindu

Dwarkanathद्वारकानाथ

"Lord of Dwarka"; a name of Krishna

Sanskrit · Hindu

Gadadharगदाधर

"Bearer of the mace", a name of Krishna and Vishnu

Sanskrit (Bengali and Odia usage) · Hindu

Ghanshyamघनश्याम

"Dark as a rain cloud"; a name of Krishna

Sanskrit · Hindu

Gopalगोपाल

"Cowherd"; a name of Krishna

Sanskrit · Hindu

Gopalkrishnaगोपालकृष्ण

"Krishna the cowherd", from gopāla and Kṛṣṇa

Sanskrit · Hindu

Gopendraगोपेन्द्र

"Chief of cowherds", a name of Krishna

Sanskrit · Hindu

Gopeshगोपेश

"Lord of cowherds", a name of Krishna

Sanskrit · Hindu

Gopikrishnaगोपीकृष्ण

"Krishna of the gopis", a name of Krishna

Sanskrit (Telugu and Kannada usage) · Hindu

Gopinathगोपीनाथ

"Lord of the gopis", a name of Krishna

Sanskrit · Hindu

Govindगोविंद

"Chief herdsman"; a name of Krishna

Sanskrit · Hindu

Hrishikeshहृषीकेश

"Lord of the senses"; a name of Krishna and Vishnu

Sanskrit · Hindu

Kahaanकहान

"Lord Krishna"; a Gujarati name for the god

Gujarati · Hindu

Kanhaकान्हा

A loving name for Krishna; Hindi form of kṛṣṇa

Hindi (from Sanskrit) · Hindu

Kanhaiyaकन्हैया

Little Krishna; a Hindi name of Krishna

Hindi (from Sanskrit) · Hindu

Kannanகண்ணன்

Lord Krishna; Tamil kaṇṇaṉ, from Prakrit Kaṇha

Tamil (from Prakrit Kaṇha, Sanskrit Kṛṣṇa) · Tamil · Hindu

Keshavकेशव

Having beautiful hair; a name of Krishna and Vishnu

Sanskrit · Hindu

Kishanकिशन

Krishna; the everyday Hindi form of kṛṣṇa

Hindi (from Sanskrit) · Hindu

Krishकृष

Short for Krishna; Sanskrit kṛṣṇa, "dark"

Sanskrit · Hindu

Krishnaकृष्ण

Sanskrit kṛṣṇa, "dark, black"; the god Krishna

Sanskrit · Hindu

Madhavमाधव

"Sweet as honey" in popular use; Sanskrit mādhava, a name of Krishna

Sanskrit · Hindu

Madhusudanमधुसूदन

Slayer of the demon Madhu; a name of Krishna and Vishnu

Sanskrit · Hindu

Murariमुरारी

Enemy of the demon Mura; a name of Krishna

Sanskrit · Hindu

Nandkishoreनन्दकिशोर

Young son of Nanda: a name of Krishna

Sanskrit · Hindu

Nandkumarनन्दकुमार

Son of Nanda: a name of Krishna

Sanskrit · Hindu

Nandlalनन्दलाल

Nanda's darling son: a name of Krishna

Sanskrit and Hindi · Hindu

Natwarनटवर

Finest of dancers: a title of Krishna

Sanskrit · Hindu

Parthasarathyபார்த்தசாரதி

Krishna as Arjuna's charioteer; Sanskrit pārtha-sārathi

Sanskrit (Tamil usage) · Tamil · Hindu

Pitambarपीतांबर

"One dressed in yellow", a name of Krishna

Sanskrit · Hindu

Radhakrishnaराधाकृष्ण

Radha and Krishna together

Sanskrit · Hindu

Ranchhodरणछोड़

"Krishna, who left the battlefield"

Gujarati, from Sanskrit raṇa · Hindu

Shyamश्याम

Dark, dusky; in devotion, a name of Krishna

Sanskrit · Hindu

Shyamsundarश्यामसुन्दर

Dark and beautiful; a name of Krishna

Sanskrit · Hindu

Srikrishnaश्रीकृष्ण

Lord Krishna; Sanskrit śrī-kṛṣṇa, "the divine Krishna"

Sanskrit · Hindu

Unnikrishnanउण्णिकृष्णन

Little Krishna, the child Krishna

Malayalam and Sanskrit · Hindu

Vanamaliवनमाली

Wearer of a forest-flower garland, Krishna; Sanskrit vanamālin

Sanskrit · Hindu

Vasudevवासुदेव

"Son of Vasudeva": a name of Krishna

Sanskrit · Hindu

Venkateshवेंकटेश

"Lord of Venkata": Venkateswara of Tirumala

Sanskrit · Hindu

Vitthalविट्ठल

Vithoba of Pandharpur, a form of Krishna; Sanskrit viṭṭhala

Sanskrit · Hindu

Yadwinderਯਾਦਵਿੰਦਰ

"Lord of the Yadavas"; Sanskrit yādavendra, a name of Krishna

Punjabi (from Sanskrit) · Sikh · Hindu

Yogeshwarयोगेश्वर

Lord of yoga, Krishna; Sanskrit yogeśvara

Sanskrit · Hindu