Indian Names · Boy
Keshava name meaning
“having long hair; epithet of Krishna”
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- K
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
Keshava is a boy's name from Sanskrit meaning 'having long hair', also an epithet of Krishna.
What does Keshava mean?
About the name Keshava
Keshava is the spelling closer to the Sanskrit keśava, from keśa 'hair'. In Hinduism it is an epithet of Krishna and Vishnu. Hindi usage commonly writes the name Keshav.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Ke-sha-va |
| 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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