Krishna
/K-R-IH-SH-N-AH/
The dark one, the all-attractive — Krishna is the butter-stealing child of Yashoda, the flute-playing lover of Radha, and the charioteer who spoke the Bhagavad Gita's eternal truths. His dark-blue skin holds the colour of rain clouds heavy with monsoon promise, and his name is a universe of love, play, wisdom, and protection
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Yes — Krishna is a Hindu boy name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “The dark one, the all-attractive — Krishna is the butter-stealing child of Yashoda, the flute-playing lover of Radha, and the charioteer who spoke the Bhagavad Gita's eternal truths. His dark-blue skin holds the colour of rain clouds heavy with monsoon promise, and his name is a universe of love, play, wisdom, and protection”.
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This page tells you what Krishna means. The app tells you whether it's right for your baby — scored against the names already in your family, your heritage, and your baby's exact birth star.
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Meaning & origin
Krishna is a boy's name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families. The name means "The dark one, the all-attractive — Krishna is the butter-stealing child of Yashoda, the flute-playing lover of Radha, and the charioteer who spoke the Bhagavad Gita's eternal truths. His dark-blue skin holds the colour of rain clouds heavy with monsoon promise, and his name is a universe of love, play, wisdom, and protection" and belongs to the Love cluster — names for children loved deeply before they arrive.
Common among Indian, Nepali, American, British, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayali, Singaporean families, Krishna carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
What's Krishna's birth star?
In Vedic tradition, a baby's name is matched to their nakshatra (birth star) and rashi (moon sign) — usually through its first syllable. Krishna opens with “Kr.” But whether that's auspicious depends on your baby's exact date, time, and place of birth.
NameRoot works it out for you. Enter your baby's birth details and see exactly which nakshatra and rashi Krishna aligns with — and how strongly it scores.
See Krishna's birth-star reading →What does Krishna's numerology say?
Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Krishna resonates in either tradition.
Krishna's destiny number is 8 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Krishna's full reading →
Does Krishna go with your family's names?
Krishna breaks into 6 sounds: /K-R-IH-SH-N-AH/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Krishna sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Krishna beside your family's names →
Nicknames
Common affectionate forms of Krishna — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.
Names similar to Krishna
If Krishna resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.
From the same tradition
Other Hindu boy names, common in Indian families
Sharing the same meaning
Other Hindu boy names from the Love cluster
Names that sound similar
Hindu boy names that open with the same syllables as Krishna
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Common questions about Krishna
What does the name Krishna mean?
Krishna means "The dark one, the all-attractive — Krishna is the butter-stealing child of Yashoda, the flute-playing lover of Radha, and the charioteer who spoke the Bhagavad Gita's eternal truths. His dark-blue skin holds the colour of rain clouds heavy with monsoon promise, and his name is a universe of love, play, wisdom, and protection." It is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families.
Is Krishna a boy or girl name?
Krishna is most commonly used as a boy name.
What is the origin of the name Krishna?
Krishna is of Sanskrit origin, used in Hindu tradition, commonly among Indian, Nepali, American families.
Is Krishna a Hindu name?
Yes. Krishna is a boy name traditionally used in Hindu families, of Sanskrit origin.
What does Krishna mean in Sanskrit?
Krishna originates from Sanskrit, where it means "The dark one, the all-attractive — Krishna is the butter-stealing child of Yashoda, the flute-playing lover of Radha, and the charioteer who spoke the Bhagavad Gita's eternal truths. His dark-blue skin holds the colour of rain clouds heavy with monsoon promise, and his name is a universe of love, play, wisdom, and protection."
What are common nicknames for Krishna?
Common short forms of Krishna include Kish, Kishu, Kanha.
What is the numerology of Krishna?
Krishna has a Pythagorean destiny number of 8 — material mastery and executive power.
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