Vidur
Vidur means knowing, wise, intelligent, skilled in (comp.).
Meaning: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Language | Hindi |
| Starts with | V |
Classical Sanskrit origin
विदुर (vidura): knowing, wise, intelligent, skilled in (comp.).
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: Kanya
- Nakshatra: Hasta
- More names starting with V
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “knowing, wise, intelligent, skilled in (comp.)”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Sneha — blandness, tenderness, love, attachment to, fondness or affection for (loc. gen., or comp.), friendship with ()
- Sharanya — needing shelter or protection, seeking refuge with (comp.)
- Kriya — (Pāṇ. iii, 3, 100), doing, performing, performance, occupation with (in comp.), business, act, action, undertaking, activity
- Samit — (for - See below) come together, assembled, joined or united or combined with (instr. or comp.)
- Lakshita — marked, indicated, distinguished or characterized by (instr. or comp.)
- Mukti — setting or becoming free, release, liberation, deliverance from (comp.)
More boys' names of Sanskrit origin
- Reyansh — Meanings families give: Ray of light; Ray of light, part of God Vishnu
- Aryan — Noble, of high birth
- Krish — Meanings families give: Lord Krishna; Short form of Krishna, dark, attractive
- Aarush — Meanings families give: First ray of sun; First ray of the winter sun, calm radiance
- Arnav — come from the sea
- Viaan — Meanings families give: Full of life, energy; Full of energy, lively, animated
Other names under Kanya rashi
- Dhruv — Meanings families give: Pole star, constant; Pole star, fixed, immovable; Pole star, fixed and unwavering
- Parth — Meanings families give: Prince, Arjuna; Arjuna, prince; Son of Pritha, another name for Arjuna the great hero; Arjuna, son of Pritha, earthly; Son of Pritha; name of Arjuna; Arjuna, one who never misses the target; Arjuna, king, prince
- Prisha — Meanings families give: Beloved, God's gift; Beloved, darling; Beloved, God gifted, talent
- Priyanka — Meanings families give: Lovable, beautiful; Favourite, dear one, lovable; Lovable, dear one; Lovable, dear, beautiful; Lovable, dear one, winning heart; Loveable, charming, dear; Lovable, dear; Lovable, dear, beloved
- Pihu — Meanings families give: Sound of a bird; Chirping of birds; sweet sound; Sweet sound, chirping of birds; Sweet sound, chirping bird
- Pooja — Meanings families give: Prayer, worship, adoration; Worship, prayer; Worship, prayer, reverence; Worship, prayer, adoration
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Kanya names.
Where this comes from
Vidur'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.