Jagannath
Jagannath means Meanings families give: Lord of the universe, presiding deity of Puri; Lord of the universe, master of all.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Odia / Sanskrit-Punjabi |
| Language | Odia / Punjabi |
| Starts with | J |
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: Mithun
- Nakshatra: Mrigashira
- More names starting with J
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Meanings families give: Lord of the universe, presiding deity of Puri; Lord of the universe, master of all”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Raka — (Uṇ. iii, 40) the goddess presiding over the actual day of full moon (or regarded as the Full Moon's consort; Anumati is supposed to preside over the previous day)
- Bimala — Pure, spotless, Goddess Bimala of Puri temple
- Rathayatra — Chariot festival, grand Rath Yatra of Puri
- Vishnu — Meanings families give: Lord Vishnu, preserver; All-pervading, the preserver; The preserver, all-pervading lord; All-pervading, protector, sustainer of universe
- Jagadish — Meanings families give: Lord of the universe; Lord of the universe, Vishnu; Lord of the universe, Jagannath
- Shrishti — Creation, nature, the universe
More boys' names of Sanskrit-Odia / Sanskrit-Punjabi origin
- Bikram — Meanings families give: Valor, stride, King Vikramaditya; Valor, bravery and heroism
Other names under Mithun rashi
- Diya — Meanings families give: Lamp, light; Lamp, divine light
- Krish — Meanings families give: Lord Krishna; Short form of Krishna, dark, attractive
- Yash — Meanings families give: Glory, fame; Fame, glory, success, celebrity; Fame, glory, success; Success, glory, fame
- Kavya — a poem, poetical composition with a coherent plot by a single author (opposed to an Itihāsa)
- Dev — God, divine being
- Jiya — Meanings families give: Sweetheart, piece of heart; Heart, sweetheart
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Mithun names.
Where this comes from
Jagannath 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.