Kanishka - Meaning of Kanishka

What does Kanishka mean?

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Kanishka

[ syll. ka-nis-(h)ka, kan-is-hka ] The baby boy name Kanishka is pronounced as KAENIY-SHKAH †. Kanishka's origin is Sanskrit. The name means name of a king.

See also the related categories, king and sanskrit.

Kanishka is rare as a baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Kanishka include Kacancu, Kacancue, Kacanku, Kahanah, Kahanna, Kaimea, Kakancu, Kakancue, Kamaka (Hawaiian), Kamesha (Indian), Kamoku (Hawaiian), Kamouzou, Kamouzu, Kamya, Kanhaiya, Kania, Kayonga, Kenichi (Japanese), Kensuke (Japanese), and Keonea.

† approx English pronunciation for Kanishka: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"