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Radhakrishna
राधाकृष्णSay it raa-dhaa-KRISH-na
- Meaning today
- Radha and krishna, divine love
- Original meaning
- "Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa together; name of various authors" Monier-Williams, p. 876
- Say it
- raa-dhaa-KRISH-na
- Written
- राधाकृष्ण
- Other spellings
- Radhakrishnan, Radha Krishna, Radhakishan
- First sound
- रा · Tula rashi
Radhakrishna
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Radhakrishna meaning
Radhakrishna (राधाकृष्ण) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, रा, it is a Tula rashi name (Chitra nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa together; name of various authors
Also used to mean: radha and krishna, divine love
Radhakrishna (राधाकृष्ण) names the divine couple Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa together. Monier-Williams records rādhā-kṛṣṇa as the name of various authors and, in the dual, as "Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa"; Rādhā herself is the cowherd girl beloved of Krishna, central to Jayadeva's Gītagovinda, and the word rādhā also means prosperity or success. Name lists give "Radha and Krishna" and speak of divine love. The Tamil and Telugu form Radhakrishnan is famous through Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, philosopher and second President of India.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Krishna.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 876 · entry rādhākṛṣṇa · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, rādhākṛṣṇa, p. 876 · Monier-Williams, rādhā, p. 876 · Wikipedia, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Famous namesakes
- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, philosopher and second President of India
Fits your syllable
First sound रा
Chitra nakshatra, pada 3 · Tula rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Radhakrishna · Radhakrishnan · Radha Krishna · Radhakishan