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Krishnapriya
कृष्णप्रियाSay it KRISH-nuh-PRI-yaa
- Meaning today
- Dear to Krishna
- Original meaning
- "beloved of Krishna" Monier-Williams, p. 710
- Say it
- KRISH-nuh-PRI-yaa
- Written
- कृष्णप्रिया
- Other spellings
- Krishna Priya, Krushnapriya
Krishnapriya
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Krishnapriya meaning
Krishnapriya (कृष्णप्रिया) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
Beloved of Krishna
Also used to mean: dear to Krishna
Krishnapriya (कृष्णप्रिया) joins Krishna, the beloved avatar of Vishnu, with Sanskrit priyā, "dear, beloved". Monier-Williams records Kṛṣṇa as the name of the celebrated avatar, son of Vasudeva and Devaki, and gives priya as dear or beloved. The compound means "one who is dear to Krishna", a title that devotional poetry gives to Radha and to the gopis of Vrindavan. Name lists give the same meaning. It is a longer name that is often shortened to Priya at home.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 710 · entry priya, priyā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, kṛṣṇa, p. 306 · Monier-Williams, priya and priyā, p. 710
Spellings
Krishnapriya · Krishna Priya · Krushnapriya