Krishna - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 2 syll. kris-hna, kr-ish-na ] The girl name Krishna is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced KRIHSHNah or KRIYSHNah ^KEY. Krishna is of Sanskrit origin and it is used mainly in English. Derived from the word krsna with the meaning 'black; dark'. See Krishna for more info. Forms of the name include the English names Kistna, Krisha, and Krishnah.

Krishna is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Krishna include the Irish Kerigan, the English Khristian, the English Krishnah, the Scandinavian Kristen, the English Kristene, the English Kristian, the English Krystene, the English, Irish, and Scottish Carson, the English Christen, the English Christene, the English Christian, the Irish Kerrigan, the English Krisina, the English Krissina, the English Kristena, the German Kristiane, the Irish Carrigan, the English Christena, the Spanish Corazon, and the Irish Cristiona.

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