Indian Names · Boy
The name Kanishk
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- K
- Origin
- Sanskrit · Hindi
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Devanagari scriptकनिष्क
Kanishk is a Hindi boy's name from the Sanskrit Kaniṣka, borrowed from Bactrian.
About the name Kanishk
Kanishk is the Hindi spelling of कनिष्क (Kaniṣka), a boy's name in Hindi taken from Sanskrit. Wiktionary says the Sanskrit form is borrowed from the Bactrian name Κανηϸκο (Kanēško). Its meaning is uncertain.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Syllables | Ka-nishk |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with K |
| Devanagari script | कनिष्क |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: कनिष्क · en.wiktionary.org · origin
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