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Kashinath
काशीनाथSay it KAA-shee-naath
- Meaning today
- Lord of Kashi, Shiva
- Original meaning
- "lord of Kāśī (Benares), a name of Śiva" Monier-Williams, p. 280
- Say it
- KAA-shee-naath
- Written
- काशीनाथ
- Other spellings
- Kasinath, Kashinatha
- First sound
- का · Mithun rashi
Kashinath
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Kashinath meaning
Kashinath (काशीनाथ) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, का, it is a Mithun rashi name (Mrigashira nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Lord of Kāśī (Benares), a name of Śiva
Also used to mean: lord of Kashi, Shiva
Kashinath (काशीनाथ) is Sanskrit kāśīnātha, from Kāśī, the ancient name of Varanasi, and nātha, "lord". Monier-Williams gives it as "lord of Benares", a name of Śiva, and as the name of several men. Varanasi is Śiva's own city in Hindu tradition, and the Kashi Vishwanath temple there is one of the most sacred Shiva shrines in India. Name lists give "lord of Kashi", which matches the dictionary. Kasinath is a South Indian spelling.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Shiva.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 280 · entry kāśī-nātha · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, kāśī-nātha, p. 280 · Wikipedia, Kashi Vishwanath Temple · Wikipedia, K. T. Telang
Famous namesakes
- Kashinath Trimbak Telang, jurist and judge of the Bombay High Court
Fits your syllable
First sound का
Mrigashira nakshatra, pada 3 · Mithun rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Kashinath · Kasinath · Kashinatha