Nanjunda

Nanjunda meaning

Nanjunda (नंजुंड) is a Hindu boy's name of Kannada origin.

Śiva; literally 'he who ate the poison'

Also used to mean: one who consumed poison, Lord Shiva

Nanjunda (नंजुंड, Kannada ನಂಜುಂಡ) is a Kannada name of Shiva. It is made from nañju, "poison", and uṇḍa, "one who ate", and recalls the story of the churning of the ocean, when Shiva swallowed the deadly halahala poison to save the world. Kittel's dictionary lists nañjuṇḍa and Nañjuṇḍēśvara as names of Shiva. The god is worshipped as Nanjundeshwara at Nanjangud near Mysuru, and the name, often as Nanjundaswamy or Nanjundappa, is a traditional one in southern Karnataka.

In Hindu tradition this is a name of Shiva.

Source: Ferdinand Kittel, A Kannada-English Dictionary (1894), p. 882 · entry nañju (nañjuṇḍa) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Kittel, nañju, p. 882 · Wikipedia, Srikanteshwara Temple, Nanjangud · Wikipedia, M. D. Nanjundaswamy

Famous namesakes

• M. D. Nanjundaswamy, Karnataka farmers' leader

Fits your syllable

First sound न

Anuradha nakshatra, pada 1 · Vrishchik rashi

This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is ना, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Nanjunda · Nanjundaswamy · Nanjundappa

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