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Dnyandev
ज्ञानदेवSay it DNYAAN-dayv
- Meaning today
- God of knowledge
- Original meaning
- "a man's name; from jñāna 'knowledge' and deva 'god'" Monier-Williams, p. 426
- Say it
- DNYAAN-dayv
- Written
- ज्ञानदेव
- Other spellings
- Gyandev, Jnanadev, Dnyanadev
Dnyandev
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Dnyandev meaning
Dnyandev (ज्ञानदेव) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin (Marathi usage).
A man's name; from jñāna 'knowledge' and deva 'god'
Also used to mean: god of knowledge
Dnyandev (ज्ञानदेव) is the Marathi form of Sanskrit jñānadeva, which Monier-Williams records as a man's name. Its parts are jñāna, "knowledge", especially the higher knowledge of the spirit, and deva, "god", so name lists give it as "god of knowledge". The spelling dny- is how Marathi writes the Sanskrit sound jñ. In Maharashtra the name belongs above all to Sant Dnyaneshwar, the thirteenth-century poet-saint of the Dnyaneshwari, who is also called Dnyandev and, affectionately, Mauli; Varkari pilgrims sing "Dnyanba Tukaram" on the road to Pandharpur.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 426 · entry jñāna-deva · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, jñāna and jñāna-deva, p. 426 · Monier-Williams, deva, p. 492 · Wikipedia, Dnyaneshwar
Famous namesakes
- Sant Dnyaneshwar (Dnyandev), 13th-century Marathi poet-saint
Spellings
Dnyandev · Gyandev · Jnanadev · Dnyanadev