Karthik

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: Punarvasu
• More names starting with K

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Meanings families give: Bestower of courage; Son of Shiva, god of war; Son of Shiva, lord of war”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Kalyani — Meanings families give: Auspicious, one who brings welfare; Auspicious, beautiful, fortunate; Auspicious, bestower of good fortune; Auspicious, fortunate, goddess Lakshmi; Auspicious, blessed, prosperous
• Shrikar — Bestower of wealth, one who creates prosperity
• Shaurya — Meanings families give: Bravery, valor; Bravery, valor and courage in the face of danger; Bravery, valour
• Vikram — Meanings families give: Valor, brave stride and bold courageous steps; Brave, valorous, one step; Valor, prowess, brave step; Valor, bravery; one of great courage; Brave step, valour, courage
• Dhriti — Meanings families give: Courage, morale, steadiness; Determination, courage; Patience, firmness
• Sahas — Courage, bravery, daring

More boys' names of Sanskrit / Sanskrit-Kannada / Sanskrit-Telugu origin

• Aravind — Meanings families give: Lotus; Lotus flower
• Harish — Meanings families give: Lord Shiva or Vishnu, the supreme divine being; Lord Vishnu, destroyer of sorrow; Lord Vishnu, lion
• Mohan — Meanings families give: Charming, attractive; Charming, attractive, Krishna; Charming, enchanting, Krishna

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

Karthik 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.