Indian Names · Boy
Gangadharan name meaning
“holder of the Ganges”
- Letters
- 11
- Syllables
- 4●●●●
- First letter
- G
- Origin
- Tamil · Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Tamil scriptகங்காதரன்
Gangadharan is a Tamil male name from Sanskrit meaning 'holder of the Ganges', an epithet of Shiva.
What does Gangadharan mean?
About the name Gangadharan
Gangadharan is the Tamil form of the Sanskrit name Gangadhar (gaṅgā-dhara), an epithet of Shiva. The element gaṅgā is the river Ganges and dhara means holder. The ending -an is the Tamil masculine ending.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Tamil, Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Gan-ga-dha-ran |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with G |
| Tamil script | கங்காதரன் |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: गङ्गाधर · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: गंगाधर · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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