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Dwarkanath
द्वारकानाथSay it dwaar-kaa-NAATH
- Meaning today
- Lord of Dwarka, Lord Krishna
- Original meaning
- "lord of Dwarka; a name of Krishna" Monier-Williams, p. 1329
- Say it
- dwaar-kaa-NAATH
- Written
- द्वारकानाथ
- Other spellings
- Dwarakanath
Dwarkanath
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Dwarkanath meaning
Dwarkanath (द्वारकानाथ) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Lord of Dwarka; a name of Krishna
Also used to mean: Lord Krishna
Dwarkanath (द्वारकानाथ) is the Sanskrit dvārakā-nātha, "the lord of Dvārakā", which Monier-Williams records as a name of Kṛṣṇa. Dvārakā, which it explains as "many-gated", was Kṛṣṇa's capital on the western tip of Gujarat, said in the Mahabharata and Purāṇas to have been swallowed by the sea after his death; the modern pilgrim town of Dwarka keeps the name. Nātha means protector or lord. Indian name lists give "lord of Dwarka" or "Lord Krishna". The name is used across India, and in Bengal it was borne by Dwarkanath Tagore, the industrialist and grandfather of Rabindranath Tagore.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Krishna.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1329 · entry dvārakānātha · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, dvārakānātha, p. 1329 · Monier-Williams, dvārakā, p. 504 · Wikipedia, Dwarkanath Tagore
Famous namesakes
- Dwarkanath Tagore, Bengali industrialist (1794–1846)
Spellings
Dwarkanath · Dwarakanath