Given name

Ganesha

Ganesha is a masculine given name from Sanskrit.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Ganesha comes from Sanskrit.

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How it developed

From Sanskrit गणेश.

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Ganesha’s family of names

Ganesha has a related form in Ganesh.

Walk Ganesha’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Ganesha, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Sanskrit

Ananta

Ananta is a masculine given name from Sanskrit.

No U.S. birth series

73% boys · 27% girls

Sanskrit

Gupta

Gupta is a surname from Sanskrit.

No U.S. birth series

62% boys · 38% girls

Sanskrit

Rambha

Rambha is a feminine given name from Sanskrit.

No U.S. birth series

54% boys · 46% girls

Punjabi

Sinha

“lion”

No U.S. birth series

33% boys · 67% girls

Sanskrit

Vaidyanatha

“lord of physicians”

No U.S. birth series

80% boys · 20% girls

Sanskrit

Ashu

“fast”

No U.S. birth series

64% boys · 36% girls

Sanskrit

Abhati

Abhati is a surname from Sanskrit.

No U.S. birth series

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Javanese · Royal

Satria

“warrior-king”

No U.S. birth series

42% boys · 58% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Ganesha’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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