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Origin and Meaning of Krishna
User Submitted Origins
Hindu
60%
Indian (Sanskrit)
34%
English
4%
Hindi
2%
User Submitted Meanings
- 2 submissions from India and the United States agree the name Krishna means "God".
- A user from India says the name Krishna is of Hindu origin and means "Black,dark blue,blue".
- A submission from India says the name Krishna means "Black,dark" and is of Hindi origin.
- According to a user from India, the name Krishna is of Hindi origin and means "It is the name of god Krishna".
- A submission from India says the name Krishna means "Dark Skin Toned / Lovely" and is of Indian (Sanskrit) origin.
- According to a user from Singapore, the name Krishna means "Name of god".
- A user from India says the name Krishna is of Hindu origin and means "Incarnation of god vishnu".
- According to a user from India, the name Krishna is of Indian (Sanskrit) origin and means "Gift a god. tyaby".
- According to a user from India, the name Krishna is of Indian (Sanskrit) origin and means "Dark".
- According to a user from India, the name Krishna is of Hindu origin and means "Love".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun ‖Krish"na
The most popular of the Hindu divinities, usually held to be the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu.
Note: ☞ Krishna is a well-known Hindu deity. Originally the ethnic god of some powerful confederation of Rajput clans, by fusion with the Vishnu of the older theology Krishna becomes one of the chief divinities of Hinduism. He is indeed an avatar of Vishnu, or Vishnu himself. In his physical character mingle myths of fire, lightning, and storm, of heaven and the sun. In the epic he is a hero invincible in war and love, brave, but above all crafty. He was the son of Vasudeva and Devaki, and born at Mathura, on the Yamuna, between Delhi and Agra, among the Yadavas. Like that of many solar heroes, his birth was beset with peril. On the night when it took place, his parents had to remove him from the reach of his uncle, King Kansa, who sought his life because he had been warned by a voice from heaven that the eighth son of Devaki would kill him, and who had regularly made away with his nephews at their birth. Conveyed across the Yamuna, Krishna was brought up as their son by the shepherd Nanda and his wife Yashoda, together with his brother Balarama, 'Rama the strong,' who had been likewise saved from massacre. The two brothers grew up among the shepherds, slaying monsters and demons and sporting with the Gopis, the female cowherds of Vrindavana. Their birth and infancy, their juvenile exploits, and their erotic gambols with the Gopis became in time the essential portion of the legend of Krishna, and their scenes are today the most celebrated centers of his worship. When grown, the brothers put their uncle Kansa to death, and Krishna became king of the Yadavas. He cleared the land of monsters, warred against impious kings, and took part in the war of the sons of Pandu against those of Dhritarashtra, as described in the Mahabharata. He transferred his capital to Dvaraka ('the city of gates'), the gates of the West, since localized in Gujarat. There he and his race were overtaken by the final catastrophe. After seeing his brother slain, and the Yadavas kill each other to the last man, he himself perished, wounded in the heel, like Achilles, by the arrow of a hunter. The bible of the worshipers of Vishnu in his most popular manifestation, that of Krishna, consists of the Bhagavatapurana and the Bhagavadgita. See these words.
Etymology: Skr. kṛshṇa ' The black.'
Other Dictionary Sources
- 8th and most important avatar of Vishnu; incarnated as a handsome young man playing a flute
Wiktionary
From Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇá).
- (Hinduism) A deity worshiped across many traditions of Hinduism. Krishna is often depicted as a young cowherd boy with a dark or blue complexion playing a flute (as in the Bhagavata Purana) or a youthful prince giving philosophical direction and guidance (as in the Bhagavad Gita) He is the divine speaker of the Bhagavad Gita and the eighth avatar of Vishnu.
- A river in southern India.
- A district of Andhra Pradesh.
- A male given name from Sanskrit and a surname used in India.
Krishna was also found in the following language(s): Portuguese
Notable Persons Named Krishna
Notable Persons Named Krishna
Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley is an actor. His ongoing career started in 1966. Ben was given the name Krishna Bhanji on December 31st, 1943 in Snainton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK.
Krishna Vamsi
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Krushna Abhishek Sharma
Krushna Abhishek Sharma is an actor and comedian. Krushna was given the name Krishna Abhishek on May 30th, 1981 in Mumbai.
Posani Krishna Murali
He was most prominent from 1992 to present. Posani was given the name Krishna Murali Posani Subba Rao in 1958 in secunderabad, secunderabad, Telangana.
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Krishna Bharat
Krishna Bharat is a research scientist at google, google, and research scientist atgoogle. Krishna was born on January 7th, 1970.
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Notable Persons With the Last Name Krishna
Notable Persons With the Last Name Krishna
Ramya Krishna
Ramya Krishna is an actress. She has been prominent since 1983. Ramya was born on September 15th, 1967 in Chennai.
Krishna
Krishna was given the name Siva Rama Krishna Ghattamaneni on May 31st, 1943 in Burripalem. Krishna is also known as Nata Shekhar, Super Star Krishna, Super Star, and Nata Sekhar.
Shanthi Krishna
Shanthi Krishna is an actor and actress. Her career lasted from 1980 to 1997. Shanthi was born in 1960 in Mumbai.
Vamsi Krishna
Vamsi Krishna is an actor and film actor. He has had major accomplishments since 2004. Vamsi was born in Visakhapatnam, India.
Ravi Krishna
Ravi Krishna is a film actor. He was most prominent from 2004 to present. Ravi was given the name A. M. Ravi Krishna on March 2nd, 1983 in Mumbai.
T. M. Krishna
T. M. Krishna is an indian classical music musician. His ongoing career started in 1988. T. was born on January 22nd, 1976 in Chennai, India. T. is also known as TMK.
Ethnicity Distribution
| Ethnicity | Krishna | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| █ | White | 2.74% | 64.26% |
| █ | African American | 1.10% | 11.96% |
| █ | Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander | 89.30% | 4.85% |
| █ | American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.48% | 0.69% |
| █ | Two or More Ethnicities | 4.94% | 1.76% |
| █ | Hispanic or Latino | 1.44% | 16.26% |
Of Last Name Krishna
People with the last name Krishna are most frequently Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander