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Ganesh

गणेश

Ganesh is a boy's name of Sanskrit origin.

Below: how Ganesh is written across 10 Indian scripts, its Chaldean numerology reading, the birth star traditionally linked to its first sound, and the short forms families actually use.

boy Sanskrit 2 syllables Root 4 · Uranus

Ganesh in 10 Indian scripts

Written out for the certificate, the invitation, and the passport form.

Hindi
गणेश
Marathi
गणेश
Bengali
গণেশ
Tamil
கணேஶ
Telugu
గణేశ
Gujarati
ગણેશ
Kannada
ಗಣೇಶ
Malayalam
ഗണേശ
Punjabi
ਗਣੇਸ਼
Odia
ଗଣେଶ

Chaldean numerology

The traditional Chaldean system, which assigns a value to each letter by its sound.

Compound number
22
Good Man Blinded by Folly — caution against credulity
Root number
4
Ruling planet: ♅ Uranus
ConstructionEngineeringManufacturingLogistics

Fields traditionally considered favourable for root 4.

Rashi & Nakshatra

By the Avakahada chakra, the syllable table used at namkaran ceremonies.

Nakshatra
Dhanishta
Pada 1
Rashi (moon sign)
Makara (Capricorn)
From the first sound of Ganesh

Traditionally this table runs the other way: a pandit reads the baby's birth star from the janam kundli and gives you a syllable to start the name with. The birth chart, not the name, is the authority. We show the reverse lookup for reference.

Everyday use

Short forms
Ganu, Gani
How the name is likely to be shortened at home.
Pronunciation
Easy
2 syllables · Medium for non-Indian speakers

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