What does the name Yasoda mean?

Yasoda means "Mother of Krishna, one who gives fame". It is a girl's name of Sanskrit-Odia origin.

What is the classical Sanskrit origin of Yasoda?

यशोद (yaśoda): conferring fame or renown, per the Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).

Yasoda

Yasoda means Mother of Krishna, one who gives fame.

Gender	girl
Origin	Sanskrit-Odia
Language	Odia
Starts with	Y

Classical Sanskrit origin

यशोद (yaśoda): conferring fame or renown.

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: Dhanu
Nakshatra: Mula
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Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Mother of Krishna, one who gives fame”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

Aanvi — Goddess Lakshmi; one who gives
Harshad — One who gives joy, delightful
Yashoda — Mother of Krishna, one who gives fame
Ramaa — Goddess Lakshmi, one who gives joy
Kirubakaran — One who gives grace
Aashritha — One who gives refuge, protector

More girls' names of Sanskrit-Odia origin

Subhadra — Sister of Lord Jagannath and Balabhadra, auspicious
Subhashree — Good fortune, beautiful blessing
Madhusmita — Sweet smile, honeyed smile
Bimala — Pure, spotless, Goddess Bimala of Puri temple
Akanksha — Desire, aspiration
Priyadarshini — Looking lovely, pleasant to behold

Other names under Dhanu rashi

Shruti — Heard, sacred scriptures, Vedas
Ayyappan — Lord Ayyappa, divine son of Shiva and Vishnu
Tanushree — One with a beautiful body; graceful woman
Sowmya — Gentle, calm, mild, Goddess Parvati
Deepali — A row of lamps, Diwali lights
Drashti — Sight, vision, eye

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Dhanu names.

Where this comes from

Yasoda'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.