Govinda
Govinda means Lord Vishnu, one who pleases cows.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Telugu |
| Language | Telugu |
| Starts with | G |
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.
- Rashi: Mithun
- Nakshatra: Punarvasu
- More names starting with G
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Lord Vishnu, one who pleases cows”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Dilnoza — One who pleases the heart, beautiful
- Sivaranjani — One who pleases Shiva
- Gopal — Lord Krishna, keeper of cows
- Govindan — Protector of cows, Krishna
- Gopalakrishnan — Krishna the cowherd, protector of cows
- Gomati — A sacred river, blessed with cows
More boys' names of Sanskrit-Telugu origin
Other names under Mithun rashi
- Diya — Lamp, divine light
- Krish — Short form of Krishna, dark, attractive
- Yash — Success, glory, fame
- Kavya — Poem, lyric, literature
- Dev — God, divine being
- Jiya — Heart, sweetheart
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Mithun names.
Where this comes from
Govinda 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.