Ananthakrishnan

Ananthakrishnan meaning

Ananthakrishnan (अनन्तकृष्णन) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin (Malayalam usage). By its first sound, अ, it is a Mesh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.

Krishna who is Ananta, the endless or infinite one

Also used to mean: infinite Krishna

Ananthakrishnan (अनन्तकृष्णन, Malayalam അനന്തകൃഷ്ണൻ) joins Sanskrit ananta with Kṛṣṇa and the Malayalam -an ending. Monier-Williams gives ananta as "endless, boundless, eternal, infinite", and as a masculine name it can stand for Vishnu, for the serpent Śeṣa, for Krishna himself or for his brother Baladeva. The name can therefore be read as "the infinite Krishna" or as Krishna who is Ananta, and name lists give it as "infinite Krishna". The whole name is not a dictionary headword, so the meaning rests on its two parts. It belongs to a family of Kerala names built on Krishna, alongside Unnikrishnan, Harikrishnan and Gopikrishnan. Well-known bearers include the entomologist T. N. Ananthakrishnan, who was born at Taracad in Palakkad district.

In Hindu tradition this is a name of Krishna.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), 25; 306 · entry ananta; kṛṣṇa · See the entry · checked 30 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, ananta, p. 25 · Monier-Williams, kṛṣṇa, p. 306 · Wikipedia, T. N. Ananthakrishnan

Famous namesakes

• T. N. Ananthakrishnan, Indian entomologist (1925–2015)

Fits your syllable

First sound अ

Krittika nakshatra, pada 1 · Mesh rashi

North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Ananthakrishnan · Ananthakrishna · Anantakrishnan · Anantha Krishnan

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