Kannada boy names
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Parents comparing Kannada boy names will find 49 names on this page. Among them, Basava means Nandi; Saint Basavanna. Beside that, Basavaraj means King of Nandi; devotee of Shiva. Also here, Chandramouli means Moon-crowned; Lord Shiva. Dattatray means Lord Dattatreya. Gopalkrishna means Krishna the cowherd. Gurudatt means Given by the guru; Dattatreya. Two names can share an English letter and still follow different padas, so the name page is the place to check. Hindi is printed with the meaning. Take the chart, not this list, as the last word on the star.
Adishesh means The primal serpent Shesha. Bahubali means Strong-armed; son of Rishabhdev. Basava means Nandi; Saint Basavanna. Basavaraj means King of Nandi; devotee of Shiva.
49 names, in alphabetical order.
- AdisheshआदिशेषThe primal serpent Shesha
- BahubaliबाहुबलीStrong-armed; son of Rishabhdev
- BasavaबसवNandi; Saint Basavanna
- BasavarajबसवराजKing of Nandi; devotee of Shiva
- Chandramouliचंद्रमौलिMoon-crowned; Lord Shiva
- Dattatrayदत्तात्रयLord Dattatreya
- Gopalkrishnaगोपालकृष्णKrishna the cowherd
- Gurudattगुरुदत्तGiven by the guru; Dattatreya
- Guruprasadगुरुप्रसादBlessing of the guru
- HanumantहनुमंतLord Hanuman
- Krishnadevकृष्णदेवLord Krishna; a Vijayanagara king
- Krishnamurthyकृष्णमूर्तिForm of Krishna
- Krishnarajकृष्णराजKing Krishna
- LingeshलिंगेशLord Shiva
- MahanteshमहांतेशGreat lord; Shiva
- Malleshमल्लेशLord Shiva
- Mallikarjunमल्लिकार्जुनShiva of Srisailam
- ManikantaमणिकंठJewel-necked; Ayyappa
- NagabhushanनागभूषणAdorned with serpents; Shiva
- NageshनागेशLord of serpents; Shiva
- NandishनंदीशLord of Nandi; Shiva
- NanjundaनंजुंडShiva who drank the poison
- NarahariनरहरिMan-lion; Vishnu
- NiranjanनिरंजनSpotless; pure
- Prasadप्रसादBlessed offering
- Prasannaप्रसन्नCheerful
- Radhakrishnaराधाकृष्णRadha and Krishna
- RajasekharराजशेखरCrown of kings; Shiva
- Rakshitरक्षितProtected
- RanganathरंगनाथLord Vishnu reclining
- Rangaswamyरंगास्वामीLord Ranganatha
- RavishankarरविशंकरSun and Shiva
- Shivaprakashशिवप्रकाशLight of Shiva
- Shivaprasadशिवप्रसादBlessing of Shiva
- ShivkumarशिवकुमारSon of Shiva
- Siddalingaसिद्धलिंगThe perfected linga; Shiva
- SomasekharसोमशेखरMoon-crowned; Shiva
- Suryaprakashसूर्यप्रकाशSunlight
- Veerabhadraवीरभद्रA fierce form of Shiva
- VeereshवीरेशLord of the brave; Shiva
- VenugopalवेणुगोपालCowherd with a flute; Krishna
- Vidyadharविद्याधरBearer of knowledge
- Vighneshwarविघ्नेश्वरLord over obstacles; Ganesha
- Vijayendraविजयेंद्रLord of victory
- Virupakshaविरूपाक्षShiva of Hampi
- Allamaअल्लमाSaint Allama Prabhu
- Basavannaबसवन्नाThe Lingayat saint-reformer
- ChiranthचिरंतEternal
- KanakadasaकनकदासA Kannada poet-saint
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Questions
- How many names are listed for Kannada boy names?
- Kannada boy names lists 49 names. Krishnamurthy, Adishesh, Bahubali are three of them, each with a meaning on the name page.
- Where do I read the Hindi meaning?
- Open the name. English is beside the spelling, and Hindi is in the Meaning section with the number and the pada.
- Does this list decide the name for us?
- No. It is a reading list. Nakshatra and numerology are shared as tradition, not as a promise about a child.