Deepankar

Deepankar meaning

Deepankar (दीपंकर) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, दी, it is a Meen rashi name (Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra) in the North Indian table.

Light-causer; name of a mythical Buddha

Also used to mean: one who lights lamps, lamp-bearer

Deepankar (दीपंकर) is the Sanskrit dīpaṃ-kara, from dīpa, "a light, a lamp", and kara, "making". Monier-Williams translates it as "light-causer" and records it as the name of Dīpaṃkara, a Buddha of the distant past in Buddhist tradition. Indian name lists give it as "one who lights lamps", which matches the word. The name is used in Bengal and Assam, often spelled Dipankar, and is also borne by Atiśa Dīpaṃkara Śrījñāna, the eleventh-century Bengali teacher who later taught in Tibet.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 481 · entry dīpaṃkara · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, dīpaṃkara, p. 481 · Wikipedia, Atiśa

Famous namesakes

• Dipankara, a Buddha of the past in Buddhist tradition
• Atisha Dipankara Shrijnana, 11th-century Buddhist teacher from Bengal

Fits your syllable

First sound दी

Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra, pada 4 · Meen rashi

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

Spellings

Deepankar · Dipankar · Deepankara

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