Meaning: Dark; dark blue
The story
Krishna means dark in Sanskrit. Its devotional association is with the Hindu deity, whose identity is distinct from the literal color meaning.
Nicknames
- Krish
- Kanha
Spellings & variants
- Krishan
- Kishan
- Krish
Popularity
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Outside the US top 1,000.
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Origins
Krishna comes from Sanskrit.
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