Given name

Devdas

“servant of the gods”

Devdas is used as a given name. One Sanskrit interpretation is “servant of the gods.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Sanskrit interpretation is “servant of the gods.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.

How it developed

Its Sanskrit formation brings together deva (“god”) and dasa (“slave, servant”).

Devdas’s family of names

In English usage, Devdas has a diminutive in Dev.

Walk Devdas’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sanskrit

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Punjabi

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Sanskrit

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Sibling ideas

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