Vishvamitra
Vishvamitra means Friend of all, friend of the world.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Language | Hindi |
| Starts with | V |
In the epics
Vishvamitra appears in the Rāmāyaṇa as a sage: Received the rishi title from Brahma; practiced austerities on the Koushiki banks for 1000 years.
Source: Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0). Many characters share a name across the epics — this is one notable figure who bore it, not a claim about the name's only meaning.
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Friend of all, friend of the world”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Mihir — Meanings families give: Sun, friend; Sun, sunlight and radiant solar energy; Sun, sunray, the sun god; Sun; midday sun; Sun, sunshine; Sun, sunshine, solar
- Jagabandhu — Friend of the world, Lord Jagannath
- Yara — Friend, companion, beloved
- Gurmeet — Friend of the Guru, Guru's companion
- Jagmeet — Friend of the world, companion to all
- Madhumita — Sweet friend; intoxicating sweetness
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
Where this comes from
Vishvamitra 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.