Ganapathi
Ganapathi means Lord Ganesha, lord of hosts.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Tamil |
| Language | Tamil |
| Starts with | G |
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Lord Ganesha, lord of hosts”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Ganesh — Meanings families give: Lord of all beings, elephant-headed god of wisdom; Lord of ganas, elephant god; Lord of all beings, elephant-headed god; Lord of hosts, elephant-headed deity
- Atharv — Meanings families give: Lord Ganesha, knowledge; The fourth Veda, knower of the Atharva Veda; Knowledge, first Veda
- Vinayak — Meanings families give: One who removes obstacles, Lord Ganesha himself; Leader, lord Ganesha; Lord Ganesh, remover of obstacles
- Vignesh — Lord Ganesha
- Prathamesh — Meanings families give: First lord, Ganesha who is worshipped before all; First lord, Lord Ganesh the foremost
- Gajanan — Meanings families give: Lord Ganesh with elephant face; Elephant-faced, Ganesha
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Where this comes from
Ganapathi 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.