Narottam
Narottam means best of men.
Meaning: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Odia |
| Language | Odia |
| Starts with | N |
Classical Sanskrit origin
नरोत्तम (narottama): best of men.
Source: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), a public-domain scholarly reference — not every popular name today traces to a classical dictionary entry, so this section only appears where a verified match exists.
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: Vrischik
- Nakshatra: Jyeshtha
- More names starting with N
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “best of men”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Shreya — Meanings families give: Auspicious, fortunate; Auspicious, fortunate, excellent; Auspicious, best; one who brings good fortune; Auspicious, better, fortunate; Auspicious, fortunate, prosperity; Beautiful, auspicious, fortunate
- Rishabh — the best or most excellent of any kind or race
- Purushottam — Meanings families give: Best among men, Vishnu; Supreme being, Jagannath title
- Shrestha — Best, most excellent
- Zubeda — Best, topmost, cream, essence
- Uttam — Meanings families give: Best, highest and most excellent among all; Best, excellent, supreme; Best, highest, excellent; supreme one; Best, excellent; Best, the highest and most excellent
More boys' names of Sanskrit-Odia origin
- Balabhadra — strong, powerful
- Patitapaban — Savior of the fallen, Lord Jagannath
- Jagabandhu — Friend of the world, Lord Jagannath
- Krushna — Lord Krishna, dark and beautiful
- Nilamadhab — Blue Lord, original name of Lord Jagannath
- Debashis — Blessing of the gods
Other names under Vrischik rashi
- Neha — Meanings families give: Rain, love, affection; Love, affection, dew
- Neel — Meanings families give: Blue, sapphire; Blue, sapphire colored like the sky and ocean; Blue, sapphire; Lord Vishnu; Blue, like the sky
- Naman — Meanings families give: Salutation, bowing in reverence and respect; Salutation, bowing in respect; Salutation, bow
- Nikhil — n. complete, all
- Anusha — Star, following, after dawn
- Krisha — Meanings families give: Divine, enchanting; Feminine form of Krishna; divine
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Vrischik names.
Where this comes from
Narottam's etymology is verified against Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). 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.