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Vishal
विशालSay it vi-SHAAL
- Meaning
- Spacious, broad, large; great, eminent, mighty Monier-Williams, p. 990
- Say it
- vi-SHAAL
- Written
- विशाल
- Other spellings
- Vishaal, Bishal
Vishal
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Vishal meaning
Vishal (विशाल) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Spacious, broad, large; great, eminent, mighty
Vishal (विशाल) is the Sanskrit adjective viśāla. Monier-Williams gives its plain sense as spacious, extensive, broad, wide and large, and a figurative sense of great, important, powerful, mighty and eminent. The word also turns up in old names: MW records Viśāla as a son of King Ikṣvāku who founded a city called Viśālā, and Viśālā as an old name of Ujjain. In everyday Hindi vishāl still means huge or vast, so the popular meaning on name lists, "huge" or "great", matches the dictionary. In Bengal and Nepal the name is often spelt and said Bishal.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 990 · entry viśāla · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, viśāla, p. 990 · Wikipedia, Vishal (name) · Wikipedia, Vishal Bhardwaj
Famous namesakes
- Vishal Bhardwaj, Indian film director and composer
Fits your syllable
First sound वि
Rohini nakshatra, pada 3 · Vrishabh rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is वी, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Vishal · Vishaal · Bishal