Krish

Krish meaning

Krish (कृष) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.

Short form of Krishna: dark, black; the deity Krishna

Also used to mean: Lord Krishna

Krish (कृष) is a modern short form of Krishna, so its meaning comes from Sanskrit kṛṣṇa. Monier-Williams gives kṛṣṇa first as a colour word, black, dark or dark blue, and then as the name of the celebrated avatar of Viṣṇu, a hero and teacher in the older texts who is worshipped as a god in the later ones. Indian name lists usually give Krish simply as "Lord Krishna", which matches the dictionary. No classical dictionary has Krish as a separate word: it is a clipped, everyday form that keeps the link to Krishna in a single syllable. Because it is so short, it sounds almost the same in Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi and English.

In Hindu tradition this is a name of Krishna.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 306 · entry kṛṣṇa · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, kṛṣṇa, p. 306

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