Indian Names · Boy
Gopalan name meaning
“cow protector (a form of Gopala)”
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- G
- Origin
- Sanskrit · Tamil
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Tamil scriptகோபாலன்
Gopalan is a Tamil boy's name from Sanskrit Gopala meaning 'cow protector'.
What does Gopalan mean?
About the name Gopalan
Gopalan is a Tamil form of Gopala, from Sanskrit go 'cow' and pala 'guard, protector', with the ending -an. Gopala is a name of Krishna.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Tamil |
| Syllables | Go-pa-lan |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with G |
| Tamil script | கோபாலன் |
|---|
Sources
- Behind the Name: Gopala · 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
- Gopal♂Cow protector
- Gopinath♂Lord of the gopis
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