Indian Names · Boy
Dev name meaning
“god”
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- D
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
Dev is a male name from Sanskrit deva meaning 'god'.
What does Dev mean?
About the name Dev
Dev is a male name from the Sanskrit word deva, meaning god. The same element appears in longer names such as Devendra and Devesh.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Dev |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with D |
| Devanagari script | देव |
|---|
Sources
- Behind the Name: Dev · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: देव · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Names with a related meaning
- Subramaniam♂Su (good) + brahman (devout worshipper)
- Suresh♂Ruler of the gods
- Arumugam♂Six-faced
- Sivakumar♂Son of Shiva (Shiva: benign, auspicious
- Balakrishnan♂Child Krishna
- Yogeswaran♂Lord of yoga
- Supramaniam♂Su (good) + brahman (devout worshipper)
- Thirumurugan♂Sacred Murugan
- Abid♂Worshipper
- Alwar♂One deep in meditation on the attributes of the Supreme Being
- Archit♂Worshipped
- Avatar♂Incarnation of a deity
More Indian Names starting with D
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