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Gopesh
गोपेशSay it go-PAYSH
- Meaning today
- Lord of cowherds, Lord Krishna
- Original meaning
- "lord of the cowherds: Krishna; also Nanda" Monier-Williams, p. 368
- Say it
- go-PAYSH
- Written
- गोपेश
- Other spellings
- Gopesha
- First sound
- गो · Kumbh rashi
Gopesh
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Gopesh meaning
Gopesh (गोपेश) 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.
Lord of the cowherds: Krishna; also Nanda
Also used to mean: lord of cowherds, Lord Krishna
Gopesh (गोपेश) joins Sanskrit gopa, "cowherd", and īśa, "lord". Monier-Williams gives gopeśa as a name of Kṛṣṇa, equal to Gopendra, and also as a name of Nanda, the cowherd chief who raised Krishna, and of Śākyamuni, the Buddha. Name lists give Gopesh as "lord of cowherds" or simply Krishna, which matches. It belongs to the family of Krishna names drawn from his cowherd childhood in Gokul and Vrindavan, such as Gopal, Gopinath and Gopendra.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Krishna.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 368 · entry gopeśa · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, gopeśa, p. 368
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
Gopesh · Gopesha