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Gajanan name meaning

“elephant-faced”

Letters
7
Syllables
3
First letter
G
Origin
Sanskrit
Category
Indian Names
Gender
♂ Boy

Indian Names: GMeaning wisdomSanskrit origin

Gajanan is a male name from Sanskrit meaning 'elephant-faced', an epithet of Ganesha.

What does Gajanan mean?

Elephant-faced

In Malay: berwajah gajah

Sources (1)

About the name Gajanan

Gajanan is a spelling of the male name गजानन from Sanskrit. In Hindu tradition it is an epithet of Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity. Another spelling is Gajanana.

Gender♂ Boy
OriginSanskrit
SyllablesGa-ja-nan
First letterIndian Names starting with G
Devanagari scriptगजानन

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: गजानन · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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