Indian Names · Boy
Purushottam name meaning
“the best among men”
- Letters
- 11
- Syllables
- 4●●●●
- First letter
- P
- Origin
- Sanskrit · Hindi
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Devanagari scriptपुरुषोत्तम
Purushottam is a male name from Sanskrit meaning 'the best among men'.
What does Purushottam mean?
About the name Purushottam
Purushottam is a Sanskrit compound of puruṣa (man) and uttama (great), meaning the best among men. It is also a title of Vishnu and his avatars Krishna and Rama.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Syllables | Pu-ru-shot-tam |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with P |
| Devanagari script | पुरुषोत्तम |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: पुरुषोत्तम · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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