Indian Names · Boy
Kanhaiya name meaning
“beloved Krishna”
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- K
- Origin
- Sanskrit · Hindi
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Devanagari scriptकन्हैया
Kanhaiya is a male Hindi name referring to the beloved Krishna.
What does Kanhaiya mean?
About the name Kanhaiya
Kanhaiya is a male name in Hindi, a diminutive of Kanha, a name used for Krishna in the bhakti tradition. Kanha comes from Sanskrit kṛṣṇa, meaning 'black'.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Syllables | Kan-hai-ya |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with K |
| Devanagari script | कन्हैया |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: कन्हैया · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Names with a related meaning
More Indian Names starting with K
- Krishnan♂Dark, black
- Kumaran♂Boy, son
- Kumar♂Boy, son
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- Kavinesh♂
- Keshvinder♂
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- Kadhirvelan♂Murugan, bearer of the radiant spear
- Kailash♂Name of a sacred Himalayan mountain
- Kalidasa♂Servant of Kali
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