Given name

Meghnada

“thunder”

Meghnada is a masculine given name from Sanskrit, meaning “thunder.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Meghnada means “thunder.”

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Where it comes from

Meghnada comes from Sanskrit.

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How it developed

From Sanskrit मेघनाद (“thunder”).

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Meghnada’s family of names

In English usage, Meghnada has a conventional equivalent in the Hindi form मेघनाद.

Walk Meghnada’s family in the name graph

MeghnadaMeghnadमेघनाद

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Across languages 1

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