Meaning and Origin
What does the name Vishnu mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from India says the name Vishnu means "All pervading Supreme Lord, Lord Narayana" and is of Indian (Sanskrit) origin.
- A submission from India says the name Vishnu means "Supreme Lord, the origin of everything, Omnipresent," and is of Sanskrit origin.
- A user from India says the name Vishnu is of Indian (Sanskrit) origin and means "All pervasive, 'one who is everything and inside everything'".
- 3 submissions from India agree the name Vishnu means "All Pervasive" and is of Indian (Sanskrit) origin.
- According to 2 people from India, the name Vishnu is of Sanskrit / Indian (Sanskrit) origin and means "Name of lord Vishnu".
- A user from India says the name Vishnu is of Indian (Sanskrit) origin and means "Lord Venkateshwara".
- A submission from India says the name Vishnu means "Omnipresent" and is of Indian (Sanskrit) origin.
- According to a user from India, the name Vishnu is of Indian (Sanskrit) origin and means "God's name".
- According to a user from India, the name Vishnu is of Indian (Sanskrit) origin and means "God".
- According to a user from India, the name Vishnu is of Indian (Sanskrit) origin and means "Vishnu. [vish-noo] Protector".
Etymology: Skr. Vishṇu, from vish to pervade., to extend through nature
- The sustainer; a Hindu divinity worshipped as the preserver of worlds
Borrowed from Sanskrit विष्णु (Víṣṇu).
- (Hinduism) One of the Trimurti (trinity) in Hindu mythology, and the most popularly venerated god in Hinduism. Vishnu is commonly depicted as being blue in colour and having four arms: with each hand holding either a lotus, a mace, a conch shell or Chakra weapon. Vishnu is the Supreme being or Ultimate Reality for Vaishnavas and a manifestation of Brahman in the Advaita or Smarta traditions of Hinduism.
- A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Vishnu was also found in the following language(s): Portuguese