Vikramaditya
Vikramaditya means Sun of valor, heroic like the sun.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Rajasthani |
| Language | Rajasthani |
| Starts with | V |
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: Simha
- Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni
- More names starting with V
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Sun of valor, heroic like the sun”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Bikram — Valor, stride, King Vikramaditya
- Vikramjit — Victorious in valor, winner through bravery
- Prathap — Bravery, valor
- Vikramdeep — Lamp of valor, light of bravery
- Pratap — Glory, valor and majestic splendor in battle
- Pratapkunwar — Princess of valor, heroic royal
More boys' names of Sanskrit-Rajasthani origin
- Pratapsingh — Majestic warrior lion, glorious hero
- Amitabh — Limitless light, infinite radiance
- Ramchandrasingh — Warrior like Lord Rama, righteous hero
- Mahaveersingh — Great hero warrior, supremely brave
- Ajitsingh — Unconquered warrior, invincible lion
- Shankarsingh — Warrior of Lord Shiva
Other names under Simha rashi
- Lavanya — Grace, beauty, loveliness
- Krishna — Dark, all attractive, Vishnu avatar
- Surya — Sun, solar
- Lakshay — Target, aim, goal
- Harshil — Joyful, happy
- Misha — Sweet like nectar, joyful
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Simha names.
Where this comes from
Vikramaditya 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.