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Jaidev
जयदेवSay it jay-DAYV
- Meaning
- God of victory (jaya + deva); name of the poet of the Gītagovinda Monier-Williams, p. 413
- Say it
- jay-DAYV
- Written
- जयदेव
- Other spellings
- Jaydev, Jayadev
Jaidev
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Jaidev meaning
Jaidev (जयदेव) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
God of victory (jaya + deva); name of the poet of the Gītagovinda
Jaidev (जयदेव) is the Hindi form of Sanskrit Jayadeva, from jaya, "victory, conquest, triumph", and deva, "a god". Read together it means "god of victory", the gloss name lists use. Monier-Williams records Jayadeva as a proper name, above all of the 12th-century poet who wrote the Gītagovinda, the Sanskrit song-cycle of Krishna and Radha, and also of the authors of the Prasannarāghava and the Candrāloka. In the 20th century the Hindi film composer Jaidev, known for the songs of Hum Dono, carried the name.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 413 · entry jaya-deva · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, jaya-deva, p. 413 · Monier-Williams, jaya, p. 412 · Monier-Williams, deva, p. 492 · Wikipedia, Jayadeva · Wikipedia, Jaidev
Famous namesakes
- Jayadeva, 12th-century poet of the Gita Govinda
- Jaidev, Hindi film music composer
- Jaydev Unadkat, Indian cricketer
Fits your syllable
First sound ज
Uttara Ashadha nakshatra, pada 3 · Makar rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is जा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Jaidev · Jaydev · Jayadev