Given name · Hindi · Marathi
लक्ष्मण
लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇ) is a masculine given name from Sanskrit, ultimately from Old Marathi. It is used in Hindi and Marathi.
Hindi and MarathiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Lakshmana.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
लक्ष्मण comes from Sanskrit, and ultimately from Old Marathi.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Sanskrit लक्ष्मण, from Old Marathi 𑘩𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘿𑘦𑘜.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
लक्ष्मण’s family of names
In Hindi usage, लक्ष्मण has a conventional equivalent in the English form Lakshmana.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named लक्ष्मण
- R. K. LaxmanIndian artist, illustrator and cartoonist1924–2015
- Laxman Paiartist and painter (1926-2021)
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