Govardhan गोवर्धन
- Suitable for Boy
- 4 syllables and 9 letters
- pronounced as govardhana
- Hindi (Sanskrit) गोवर्धन
Govardhan meaning: Increasing Cattle
Govardhan name meaning
Literal meaning of Govardhan:
Ancient Sanskrit Name Govardhan (गोवर्धन) literally means increasing cows and cattle. Govardhan is also name of a celebrated hill in Gokul lifted by Lord Krishna.
Intended meaning of Govardhan:
Reference of Sanskrit Name Govardhan is found in Mahabharata in which this is name of a holy fig tree in the country of Bahik (बाहीक). Govardhan also founds to be referred in Raghuvansh (रघुवंश) and Harivansh (हरिवंश) in which this name refers to a celebrated hill in Vrindavan (वृन्दावन) near Mathura (मथुरा) which was lifted by Lord Krishna in his teen age days to protect the cowherds and their cattle from a storm.
Reference of Govardhan is also found in Git-Gobind (गीत-गोविन्द), Shanghdhar-Padhyati (शार्ङ्गधर-पद्धति) and Unadi-Sutra (उणादि-सूत्र) where Govardhan is the name of an author.
Popularity of Govardhan
As per social media records, Govardhan is a pretty popular name in India. Govardhan is used by more than thousands of people in India as the name of their children. Govardhan is not a popular name in the USA.
Govardhan is a mythological and common name, but a little hard to pronounce for non Indians
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More about Govardhan
- Govardhana is a 8km long hill located near the town of Vrindavana, in the Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Gampa Govardhan is an Indian politician and a legislator of Andhra Pradesh Legislature.
- Govardhan was a noted Indian painter of the Mughal school of painting.
- Govardhan Vigraham is a Visual effects designer and supervisor in the Bollywood movie industry.
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Vardhan वर्धान
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