Krishnappa
Krishnappa means Devotee of Krishna, the dark lord.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Kannada |
| Language | Kannada |
| Starts with | K |
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Devotee of Krishna, the dark lord”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Krish — Meanings families give: Lord Krishna; Short form of Krishna, dark, attractive
- Kiara — Meanings families give: Dark-haired, grace; Bright, clear, famous (Gujarati diaspora); Bright, clear
- Krishna — (with or without ) the dark half of the lunar month from full to new moon
- Layla — Night, dark beauty
- Krushna — Lord Krishna, dark and beautiful
- Kajal — Kohl, eye liner; dark and beautiful
More boys' names of Kannada origin
- Puneeth — Purified, holy, sacred
- Manjunatha — Lord of the misty peaks, Shiva
- Manjunath — Lord of the misty peaks, Shiva
- Shivakumar — Son of Shiva, the young lord
- Basavaraj — King among devotees of Basavanna
- Guru — Teacher, Jupiter, spiritual guide
Where this comes from
Krishnappa 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.