Jagadish
Jagadish means Lord of the universe, Jagannath.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Odia |
| Language | Odia |
| Starts with | J |
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: Ardra
- More names starting with J
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Lord of the universe, Jagannath”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Subhadra — Sister of Lord Jagannath and Balabhadra, auspicious
- Patitapaban — Savior of the fallen, Lord Jagannath
- Jagabandhu — Friend of the world, Lord Jagannath
- Baladev — Lord Balabhadra, brother of Jagannath
- Purushottam — Supreme being, Jagannath title
- Nilamadhab — Blue Lord, original name of Lord Jagannath
More boys' names of Sanskrit-Odia origin
- Jagannath — Lord of the universe, presiding deity of Puri
- Balabhadra — Lord Balabhadra of Puri, auspicious and strong
- Krushna — Lord Krishna, dark and beautiful
- Ramachandra — Moon-like Rama, Lord Rama
- Debashis — Blessing of the gods
- Deepak — Lamp, light, candle
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
Jagadish 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.