Krishna
English
editAlternative forms
edit- Kṛṣṇa (transliteration)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editKrishna (countable and uncountable, plural Krishnas)
- (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.
- A surname from Sanskrit.
Derived terms
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Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Krishna is the 18793rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1458 individuals. Krishna is most common among White (89.3%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Krishna”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 354.
Anagrams
editPortuguese
editProper noun
editKrishna m
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- English terms borrowed from Sanskrit
- English terms derived from Sanskrit
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɪʃnə
- Rhymes:English/ɪʃnə/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Hinduism
- en:Rivers in India
- en:Places in India
- en:Places in Andhra Pradesh
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Sanskrit
- English surnames
- English surnames from Sanskrit
- en:Bhagavata Purana
- en:Districts of India
- en:Hindu deities
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese proper nouns
- Portuguese terms spelled with K
- Portuguese masculine nouns
- pt:Hinduism