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Gurunath name meaning

“teacher; protector or lord”

Letters
8
Syllables
3
First letter
G
Origin
Sanskrit
Category
Indian Names
Gender
♂ Boy

Indian Names: GSanskrit origin

Gurunath is a boy's name from Sanskrit meaning 'teacher; protector or lord'.

What does Gurunath mean?

Teacher; protector or lord

In Malay: guru; pelindung atau tuan

Sources (2)

About the name Gurunath

Gurunath is a male name combining guru and nath. In Sanskrit, guru means 'teacher, master' or a venerable person, while nātha means 'protector, patron, lord'. Nātha often appears at the end of compound names, especially names of gods and men.

Gender♂ Boy
OriginSanskrit
SyllablesGu-ru-nath
First letterIndian Names starting with G
Devanagari scriptगुरुनाथ

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: गुरु · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: नाथ · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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