What does the name Govindan mean?

Govindan means "Protector of cows, Krishna". It is a boy's name of Tamil origin.

Govindan

Govindan means Protector of cows, Krishna.

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 “Protector of cows, Krishna”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

Gobind — Meanings families give: Protector of cows, one who finds pleasure in cows; Lord of the cow herds, 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
Gopalakrishnan — Krishna the cowherd, protector of cows
Gomati — A sacred river, blessed with cows

More boys' names of Tamil origin

Kavi — Poet
Tharun — Young, tender
Aadhi — Beginning, the first
Iniyan — Sweet person
Saravanan — Born in the reed forest, Murugan
Vetri — Victory

Where this comes from

Govindan 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.