Krishna is a boy's name of Sanskrit origin meaning dark-complexioned; the eighth avatar of Vishnu.
Meaning from Naam Dekho editorial.
Below: how Krishna 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.
Written out for the certificate, the invitation, and the passport form.
The traditional Chaldean system, which assigns a value to each letter by its sound.
Fields traditionally considered favourable for root 1.
By the Avakahada chakra, the syllable table used at namkaran ceremonies.
This starting sound has no direct Avakahada chakra entry — a janam-kundli reading is the way to go
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.
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