Gobind
Gobind means Meanings families give: Protector of cows, one who finds pleasure in cows; Lord of the cow herds, preserver.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | unisex |
| Origin | Sanskrit / Sikh |
| Language | Hindi / Punjabi |
| Starts with | G |
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Meanings families give: Protector of cows, one who finds pleasure in cows; Lord of the cow herds, preserver”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Vishnu — Meanings families give: Lord Vishnu, preserver; All-pervading, the preserver; The preserver, all-pervading lord; All-pervading, protector, sustainer of universe
- Narayan — Meanings families give: Refuge of man, a name of Lord Vishnu, the preserver; Lord Vishnu, son of Nara
- Vishnudev — Devoted to Vishnu, the divine servant of the preserver
- Gobinda — Meanings families give: Lord Krishna, protector of cows; Lord Krishna, cowherd
- Govinda — Lord Vishnu, one who pleases cows
- Gopal — Meanings families give: Cowherd, one who protects cows, a name of Krishna; Cowherd, Krishna; Cowherd, protector of cows, Krishna; Lord Krishna, keeper of cows; Cowherd, Lord Krishna
More unisex names of Sanskrit / Sikh origin
- Gurudev — Meanings families give: Divine teacher, the God who is the supreme preceptor; Divine Guru, teacher who is a god
Where this comes from
Gobind 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.