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Krishnakumar
कृष्णकुमारSay it krish-nuh-koo-MAAR
- Meaning today
- Prince krishna, young krishna
- Original meaning
- "Kṛṣṇa + kumāra 'boy, youth, prince': young Kṛṣṇa" Monier-Williams, p. 306
- Say it
- krish-nuh-koo-MAAR
- Written
- कृष्णकुमार
- Other spellings
- Krishankumar, Krishna Kumar
Krishnakumar
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Krishnakumar meaning
Krishnakumar (कृष्णकुमार) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Kṛṣṇa + kumāra 'boy, youth, prince': young Kṛṣṇa
Also used to mean: prince krishna, young krishna
Krishnakumar (कृष्णकुमार) joins two Sanskrit words. Kṛṣṇa is the god Krishna, the avatar of Viṣṇu; as an adjective the word means "black, dark". Kumāra means "child, boy, youth", and also "son" or "prince". Together they give "young Krishna" or "prince Krishna", the meaning on Indian name lists. The name is used in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, often written as one word, and in North India it is also written Krishan Kumar. The singer KK, Krishnakumar Kunnath, is its best-known bearer.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 306 · entry kṛṣṇa · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, kṛṣṇa, p. 306 · Monier-Williams, kumāra, p. 292 · Wikipedia, KK (singer)
Famous namesakes
- KK (Krishnakumar Kunnath), playback singer
Spellings
Krishnakumar · Krishankumar · Krishna Kumar