Krishna

Krishna \kris-hna, kr-ish-na\ is a boy's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Krishna can also be used as a girl name name popularity. Its pronunciation is as KRIH-SHNaa- ¹.

¹ English pronunciation for Krishna: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Krishna?

Krishna is an Indian name of Sanskrit origin. Derived from the element 'krsna' which means black; dark. In Hindu texts, Krishna is an avatar and incarnation of Vishnu, the god protecting all creation. He is one of the most popular and venerated Hindu gods. It is believed that whenever there is great evil, Vishnu comes down to earth in human form either as Krishna or Rama. Krishna has 20 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English include Kistnah pronounciation, short names for Krisha, short names for Krishnachandra, name Krishnadeva meaning, Krishnah name variations, Krishnakanta meaning, Krishnakumar name variations, Krishnala definition, short names for Krishnamurari, Krishnamurthy definition, name Krishnendu origin, and Kryshna meaning. Foreign variants of Krishna include short names for Kannan (Indian), Kishan meaning of name (Indian), nicknames for Kishen (Indian), Kishnan name popularity (Indian), baby name Kistna (Indian), name Krashna meaning (Indian), baby name Krish (Indian), and nicknames for Krishan (Indian). See also the related forms, Jayakrishna meaning of name (Indian), Radhakrishna name, and name Ramakrishna (Indian).

A famous person named Krishna is Actor Ben Kingsley, born Krishna Bhanji, 31 December 1943, North Yorkshire, England.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Krishna:

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The baby name Krishna fun facts:

The name Krishna in reverse order is "Anhsirk".

The numerological value of the name Krishna is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Krishna?

Krishna is not in the top boy names in USA.