Kanha

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: Makar
• Nakshatra: Dhanishta
• More names starting with K

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Another name for Lord Krishna, the divine cowherd”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Kannan — Meanings families give: Krishna, the dark lord; Krishna, the dark one, beloved cowherd
• Gobinda — Meanings families give: Lord Krishna, protector of cows; Lord Krishna, cowherd
• Gopika — Cowherd girl, devotee of Krishna
• 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
• Kanhu — Lord Krishna, beloved cowherd
• Gopi — Cowherd girl; devotee of Krishna

More boys' names of Hindi origin

• Gulshan — Garden of flowers, a blooming paradise of beauty
• Badal — Cloud, one who brings rain and nourishment
• Lahar — Wave, a surge of great energy and enthusiasm
• Juyal — One who is righteous and follows dharma

Other names under Makar rashi

• Jhanvi — Meanings families give: River Ganga; River Ganga, flowing and pure
• Jahnavi — River Ganga, daughter of sage Jahnu
• Jyoti — Meanings families give: Light, flame; Light, flame, radiance
• Jainam — Victorious
• Jyothi — Meanings families give: Light, flame, radiance; Light, flame, brightness
• Keshav — Meanings families give: One with beautiful long hair, name of Vishnu-Krishna; Lord Krishna, one with long or beautiful hair

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Makar names.

Where this comes from

Kanha 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.