Indian Names · Boy
Lakshman name meaning
“having lucky marks; fortunate”
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- L
- Origin
- Sanskrit · Hindi
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Devanagari scriptलक्ष्मण
Lakshman is a male name from Sanskrit lakṣmaṇa meaning 'having lucky marks; fortunate', the name of Rama's younger brother in the Hindu epic tradition.
What does Lakshman mean?
About the name Lakshman
Lakshman is a spelling of Lakshmana, the younger brother of Rama and son of Dasharatha and Sumitra in Hindu tradition. The name comes from the Sanskrit adjective lakṣmaṇa, meaning 'having auspicious marks' or 'fortunate', from the root lakṣ. In Malay the form Laksamana is also used as a title.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Syllables | Laksh-man |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with L |
| Devanagari script | लक्ष्मण |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: लक्ष्मण · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Lakshmana · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wisdom Library: Lakshmana · wisdomlib.org · meaning
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