Given name · Hindi · Marathi
विष्णु
विष्णु (viṣṇu) 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: Vishnu.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
विष्णु comes from Sanskrit, and ultimately from Old Marathi.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Sanskrit विष्णु, from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘲𑘬𑘿𑘜𑘳.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
विष्णु’s family of names
In Hindi usage, विष्णु has a conventional equivalent in the English form Vishnu. In Hindi usage, विष्णु has a transliteration in Viṣṇu.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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