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Radheshyam
राधेश्यामSay it raa-dhay-SHYAAM
- Meaning today
- Lord krishna, radha and krishna
- Original meaning
- "Rādhā's dark one: rādhā + śyāma 'dark, dark-blue', Kṛṣṇa" Monier-Williams, p. 876
- Say it
- raa-dhay-SHYAAM
- Written
- राधेश्याम
- Other spellings
- Radheyshyam, Radhe Shyam, Radhesham
- First sound
- रा · Tula rashi
Radheshyam
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Radheshyam meaning
Radheshyam (राधेश्याम) 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's dark one: rādhā + śyāma 'dark, dark-blue', Kṛṣṇa
Also used to mean: lord krishna, radha and krishna
Radheshyam (राधेश्याम) joins Rādhe, the form of Rādhā used in calling out to her, with Śyām, "the dark one", one of the most familiar names of Krishna, whose complexion is described as dark like a rain cloud. Monier-Williams gives śyāma as black, dark-coloured or dark blue. The name echoes the greeting "Radhe Shyam" heard in Braj and across north India, and is understood as "Radha's Krishna" or as the divine pair together. It is used in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Gujarat.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 876 · entry rādhā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, rādhā, p. 876 · Monier-Williams, śyāma, p. 1094
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
Radheshyam · Radheyshyam · Radhe Shyam · Radhesham