Indian Names · Boy
Damodar name meaning
“rope-bellied (an epithet of Krishna)”
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- D
- Origin
- Sanskrit · Hindi
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Devanagari scriptदामोदर
Damodar is a male name from Sanskrit, an epithet of Krishna meaning 'rope-bellied'.
What does Damodar mean?
Rope-bellied (an epithet of Krishna)
In Malay: berperut bertali (gelaran Krishna)
About the name Damodar
Damodar is an epithet of Krishna and Vishnu in Hinduism. In Sanskrit it combines dāma 'rope' and udara 'belly', alluding to the story of the child Krishna being tied to a mortar by his mother Yashoda. It is also used as a male name.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Syllables | Da-mo-dar |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with D |
| Devanagari script | दामोदर |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: दामोदर · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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