Indian Names · Boy
Gautam name meaning
“richest in cows”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- G
- Origin
- Sanskrit · Hindi
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Malayalam scriptഗൗതം
- Devanagari scriptगौतम
Gautam is a boy's name from Sanskrit, a spelling of Gautama, derived from gotama 'richest in cows'.
What does Gautam mean?
About the name Gautam
Gautam is the usual spelling of Gautama, a Sanskrit name derived from gotama, glossed as 'richest in cows'. Gautama is the name of several figures in Hindu and Buddhist tradition. In Malayalam it is written ഗൗതം.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Syllables | Gau-tam |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with G |
| Malayalam script | ഗൗതം |
|---|---|
| Devanagari script | गौतम |
Sources
- Wiktionary: गौतम · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Gautama · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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