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 [ 2 syll. kris-hna, kr-ish-na ] The boy name Krishna is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is KRIHSHNah or KRIYSHNah KEY. Krishna is an Indian name of Sanskrit origin. Derived from the element 'krsna' which means black; dark. In Hindu texts, Krishna is an avatar and incarnation of Vishnu, the god protecting all creation. He is one of the most popular and venerated Hindu gods. It is believed that whenever there is great evil, Vishnu comes down to earth in human form either as Krishna or Rama. Kannan (Tamil and Indian), Kishan (Indian), Kishen (Indian), Kishnan (Indian), Kistna (Indian), Krashna (Indian), and Krishan (Indian) are variants of Krishna. See also the related forms, Jayakrishna (Indian) and Ramakrishna (Indian). Krishna is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Krishna include Karson (English), Kersen, Krashna (Indian), Kresten (Scandinavian), Krischan (German), Krishan (Indian), Kristen (Scandinavian), Kristian (English, Estonian, Finnish, Russian, and Scandinavian), Kristián (Czech), Krisztián (Hungarian), Krystian (Polish), Kyrksen (English), Carson (English, Irish, and Scottish), Christen (English), Christian (English, French, German, and Scandinavian), Chrystian (Polish), Corsin (Rhaeto-Romanic), Cristian (Romanian and Spanish), Cristián (Spanish), and Korigan (English). A famous person named Krishna is Actor Ben Kingsley, born Krishna Bhanji, 31 December 1943, North Yorkshire, England. KEY: English pronunciation for Krishna: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
