Krishna
Krishna is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, meaning Dark; the divine one.
What Krishna means
Dark; the divine one.
Krishna sits at 7 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Krishna comes from
Sanskrit names draw on a devotional and literary tradition thousands of years old. Many are epithets of deities or qualities from classical texts, which is why their meanings tend to be abstract virtues rather than objects.
Krishna is recorded as Sanskrit in origin. Browse other Sanskrit names.
How popular is Krishna?
Krishna is not in the current top 100 boy names we track. In practice that means a child called Krishna is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Krishna
Krishna spans faith and the stars and sky, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Krishna
These share Krishna's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Angelo — Angel; a messenger.
- Celeste — Heavenly.
- Aditya — The sun.
- Ayaan — Gift of God; speed.
- Dev — God; divine.
- Devansh — Part of the divine.
- Dhruv — The pole star; constant.
- Madhav — Sweet like honey; Krishna.
- Pranav — The sacred syllable Om.
- Shivansh — A part of Lord Shiva.
- Anvi — A goddess; one who follows.
- Gauri — Fair; the goddess Parvati.