Indian Names · Boy
Gopal name meaning
“cow protector; a name of Krishna”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- G
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Devanagari scriptगोपाल
Gopal is a boy's name from Sanskrit meaning 'cow protector', a name of Krishna.
What does Gopal mean?
About the name Gopal
Gopal is the modern form of Gopala, from Sanskrit go 'cow' and pala 'guard, protector'. It is another name of the god Krishna in Hinduism and also refers to a cowherd.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Go-pal |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with G |
| Devanagari script | गोपाल |
|---|
Sources
- Behind the Name: Gopala · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Gopal · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: गोपाल · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Names with a related meaning
- Ramesh♂Husband of Lakshmi
- Kesavan♂An epithet of Vishnu and Krishna
- Vikneswaran♂Lord of obstacles
- Abhay♂Fearless
- Achuthan♂Not fallen
- Akshat♂Unharmed
- Arran♂Shiva (from Hara, 'seizer, destroyer')
- Aryavarman♂Noble armour
- Chakradhar♂Wheel-bearer
- Chandragupta♂Protected by the moon
- Gopalan♂Cow protector (a form of Gopala)
- Gopinath♂Lord of the gopis
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