Indian Names · Boy
Kashyap name meaning
“tortoise”
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- K
- Origin
- Sanskrit · Hindi
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Devanagari scriptकश्यप
Kashyap is a male name from Sanskrit meaning 'tortoise', the name of a sage in Hinduism.
What does Kashyap mean?
About the name Kashyap
Kashyap is a male name from Sanskrit kashyapa, a word meaning tortoise. In Hinduism, Kashyapa is a son of the sage Marichi, one of the Saptarishis, and father of the Devas, Asuras and Nagas.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Syllables | Kash-yap |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with K |
| Devanagari script | कश्यप |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: कश्यप · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Kashyapa · en.wiktionary.org · origin
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