Dilip
Dilip means King of the earth, protector.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Marathi |
| Language | Marathi |
| Starts with | D |
Traditional associations
In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule. Traditional rashi (by first letter, as commonly listed in this corpus) — not a personalized astrological reading, and not the same as the traditional first-syllable (akshara) method some families use.
- Rashi: Dhanu
- Nakshatra: Purva Ashadha
- More names starting with D
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “King of the earth, protector”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Palak — Meanings families give: Eyelid; protector; Eyelid, caring and protective; Eyelid, protector; Eyelid, blinking, momentary
- William — Will, desire + helmet, protection — traditionally 'resolute protector'
- Vishnu — Meanings families give: Lord Vishnu, preserver; All-pervading, the preserver; The preserver, all-pervading lord; All-pervading, protector, sustainer of universe
- Amritpal — Protector of nectar, guardian of amrit
- Rakhi — Night, protector, sacred thread
- Satpal — Protector of truth, guardian of honesty
More boys' names of Sanskrit-Marathi origin
- Harshad — One who gives joy, delightful
- Avinash — Indestructible, imperishable
- Mahadev — Great god, Lord Shiva
- Shrikant — Beloved of Lakshmi, Lord Vishnu
- Ramchandra — Lord Rama, gentle as the moon
- Dattatreya — Son of Atri, combined form of Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva
Other names under Dhanu rashi
- Subhadra — n. (-) very glorious or splendid or auspicious or fortunate
- Shruti — Meanings families give: Heard, sacred scriptures, Vedas; That which is heard, the Vedas; Hearing, sacred scriptures
- Ayyappan — Meanings families give: Lord Ayyappa; Lord Ayyappa, divine son of Shiva and Vishnu
- Subhashree — Good fortune, beautiful blessing
- Tanushree — Meanings families give: Beautiful body, graceful; One with a beautiful body; graceful woman
- Sowmya — Meanings families give: Gracious, calm, born of moonlight; Gentle, soft, pleasing; Gentle, calm, mild, Goddess Parvati; Gentle, soft, pleasing, calm
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Dhanu names.
Where this comes from
Dilip has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.