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Krishnamurthy
कृष्णमूर्तिSay it krish-nuh-MOOR-thee
- Meaning today
- Form of Krishna, idol of Krishna
- Original meaning
- "form or image of Kṛṣṇa" Monier-Williams, 306; 824
- Say it
- krish-nuh-MOOR-thee
- Written
- कृष्णमूर्ति
- Other spellings
- Krishnamurti, Krishnamoorthy, Krishnamurthi
Krishnamurthy
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Krishnamurthy meaning
Krishnamurthy (कृष्णमूर्ति) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin (Kannada, Telugu and Tamil usage).
Form or image of Kṛṣṇa
Also used to mean: form of Krishna, idol of Krishna
Krishnamurthy (कृष्णमूर्ति) joins Kṛṣṇa, which Monier-Williams gives as a celebrated avatar of Vishnu and, as an adjective, "dark", with mūrti, a definite form, an embodiment, or a sacred image. The name therefore means the form or image of Krishna. Name lists say "idol of Krishna", which is the same idea in looser words. It is used mainly in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, spelled Krishnamurti, Krishnamurthy or Krishnamoorthy, and often shortened to Murthy.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), 306; 824 · entry kṛṣṇa; mūrti · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, kṛṣṇa, p. 306 · Monier-Williams, mūrti, p. 824 · Wikipedia, Krishnamurti · Wikipedia, Jiddu Krishnamurti
Famous namesakes
- Jiddu Krishnamurti, philosopher and teacher
Spellings
Krishnamurthy · Krishnamurti · Krishnamoorthy · Krishnamurthi