Indian Names · Boy
Ganapati name meaning
“leader of a troop; lord of the hordes”
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 4●●●●
- First letter
- G
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Devanagari scriptगणपति
- Tamil scriptகணபதி
- Malayalam scriptഗണപതി
Ganapati is a male name from Sanskrit meaning 'leader of a troop', an epithet of Ganesha.
What does Ganapati mean?
Leader of a troop; lord of the hordes
In Malay: ketua kumpulan; tuan para gana
About the name Ganapati
Ganapati is a spelling of the male name from Sanskrit gaṇapati, an epithet of Ganesha in Hindu tradition. In Sanskrit the word also means the leader of a troop. Other spellings include Ganapathi and Ganpati.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Ga-na-pa-ti |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with G |
| Devanagari script | गणपति |
|---|---|
| Tamil script | கணபதி |
| Malayalam script | ഗണപതി |
Sources
- Wiktionary: गणपति · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: கணபதி · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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