Indian Names · Boy
Govind name meaning
“cow finder; a name of Vishnu or Krishna”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- G
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Devanagari scriptगोविंद
Govind is a boy's name from Sanskrit meaning 'cow finder', an epithet of Vishnu or Krishna.
What does Govind mean?
Cow finder; a name of Vishnu or Krishna
In Malay: pencari lembu; nama lain Vishnu atau Krishna
About the name Govind
Govind is the modern form of Govinda, from Sanskrit go 'cow' and vinda 'finding'. It is an epithet of the god Vishnu or his avatar Krishna.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Go-vind |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with G |
| Devanagari script | गोविंद |
|---|
Sources
- Behind the Name: Govinda · behindthename.com · 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
- Gopalan♂Cow protector (a form of Gopala)
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