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Janardana name meaning
“the one people worship; the one who stirs people”
- Letters
- 9
- Syllables
- 4●●●●
- First letter
- J
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Devanagari scriptजनार्दन
Janardana is a male name from Sanskrit, an epithet of Vishnu and Krishna, read as 'the one people worship' or 'the one who stirs people'.
What does Janardana mean?
The one people worship; the one who stirs people
In Malay: yang disembah manusia; yang menggerakkan manusia
About the name Janardana
Janardana is a male name from Sanskrit जनार्दन (janārdana), an epithet of Vishnu and Krishna in Hindu tradition. It is a compound of jana (people) and ardana. Interpretations differ: 'the one people worship' or 'the one who stirs people'.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Ja-nar-da-na |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with J |
| Devanagari script | जनार्दन |
|---|
Sources
- Wisdom Library: Janardana (Shabda-Sagara, Apte, Monier-Williams) · wisdomlib.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Janardana · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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- Thirumurugan♂Sacred Murugan
- Abid♂Worshipper
- Alwar♂One deep in meditation on the attributes of the Supreme Being
- Archit♂Worshipped
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