Kannada Boy Names With Meanings
8 names with meanings and origins.
Kannada names mix Sanskrit and Kannada roots, often honouring family deities and the poets of the Vachana tradition. These 8 Kannada boy names (including unisex names) are listed A to Z; use the letter links to jump to a starting letter.
Top picks
- Narayanswamy — “A compound name meaning 'Lord Narayana', widely used in South India.”
- Chandregowda — “Moon-like chief”
- Chenna — “Beautiful”
- Gundapa — “Fatherly figure”
- Gundappa — “Fatherly figure”
- Kariappa — “Black father; a respected title”
- Kempanna — “A name from Karnataka”
- Kittur — “A place name”
Boy · Kannada · “A compound name meaning 'Lord Narayana', widely used in South India.”
Boy · Kannada · “Moon-like chief”
Boy · Kannada · “Beautiful”
Boy · Kannada · “Fatherly figure”
Boy · Kannada · “Fatherly figure”
Boy · Kannada · “Black father; a respected title”
Boy · Kannada · “A name from Karnataka”
Boy · Kannada · “A place name”
Kannada naming traditions
Karnataka families usually hold the namakarana on the 11th day; village or family-deity names (Manjunath, Chamundi) are common, and the village or father's name is often used as an initial.
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Common questions
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