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Gokul
गोकुलSay it GO-kul
- Meaning today
- Abode of cows, Krishna's village
- Original meaning
- "a herd of cows; Krishna's boyhood village on the Yamuna" Monier-Williams, p. 364
- Say it
- GO-kul
- Written
- गोकुल
- Other spellings
- Gokula
- First sound
- गो · Kumbh rashi
Gokul
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Gokul meaning
Gokul (गोकुल) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, गो, it is a Kumbh rashi name (Shatabhisha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
A herd of cows; Krishna's boyhood village on the Yamuna
Also used to mean: abode of cows, Krishna's village
Gokul (गोकुल) joins Sanskrit go, "cow", and kula, "herd" or "family". Monier-Williams gives gokula as a herd of cattle, a cow-house, and the village or tract on the Yamuna where Nanda lived and where Kṛṣṇa spent his youth, according to the Bhagavata Purana. Gokul near Mathura is still a pilgrimage town. Name lists give the name as "abode of cows" or Krishna's village, which matches the dictionary. It is used by Hindu families across India.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 364 · entry gokula · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, gokula, p. 364
Fits your syllable
First sound गो
Shatabhisha nakshatra, pada 1 · Kumbh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Gokul · Gokula