Indian Names · Boy
Keshav name meaning
“having long hair; epithet of Krishna”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- K
- Origin
- Sanskrit · Hindi
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
Keshav is a boy's name from Sanskrit keśava, 'having long hair', also an epithet of Krishna.
What does Keshav mean?
About the name Keshav
Keshav is a boy's name from the Sanskrit keśava, formed from keśa 'hair'. In Hinduism, Keshava is an epithet of Krishna and Vishnu. Keshava is a variant spelling of the same name.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Syllables | Ke-shav |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with K |
| Devanagari script | केशव |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: केशव · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
More Indian Names starting with K
- Krishnan♂Dark, black
- Kumaran♂Boy, son
- Kumar♂Boy, son
- Kesavan♂An epithet of Vishnu and Krishna
- Kumaresan♂Lord Kumara
- Kavinesh♂
- Keshvinder♂
- Kabir♂Great
- Kadamban♂Murugan, wearer of the kadambu flower garland
- Kadhirvelan♂Murugan, bearer of the radiant spear
- Kailash♂Name of a sacred Himalayan mountain
- Kalidasa♂Servant of Kali
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