Gunakar
Gunakar means Repository of virtues, one full of good qualities.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Language | Hindi |
| Starts with | G |
Classical Sanskrit origin
गुणकार (guṇakāra): productive of good qualities, profitable.
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.
- Rashi: Kanya
- Nakshatra: Hasta
- More names starting with G
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Repository of virtues, one full of good qualities”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Kalanidhi — Treasure of arts, repository of skills and talents
- Gundeep — Lamp of virtues, light of good qualities
- Sargundeep — Lamp of divine qualities, light of virtues
- Lalit — Elegant, pleasing and graceful in all qualities
- Gunwati — Virtuous woman, full of good qualities
- Gunesh — Lord of all virtues, master of good qualities
More boys' names of Sanskrit origin
Other names under Kanya rashi
- Dhruv — Pole star, constant
- Parth — Arjuna, one who never misses the target
- Prisha — Beloved, darling
- Priyanka — Favourite, dear one, lovable
- Pihu — Sweet sound, chirping of birds
- Pooja — Prayer, worship, adoration
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Kanya names.
Where this comes from
Gunakar'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.