The story behind Vishnu
Transliteration of Sanskrit विष्णु (viṣṇu).
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /ˈvɪʃnu/
Popularity
Vishnu ranked #5590 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Vishnu
Vibhu
Borrowed from Sanskrit विभु (vibhu). Borrowed from Sanskrit वि॒भु (vibhú).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- same syllable count
- similar length
Vidhu
Borrowed from Sanskrit विधु (vidhu).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- same syllable count
- similar length
Viṣṇu
Borrowed from Sanskrit विष्णु (viṣṇu).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- same syllable count
- similar length
Añśu
Borrowed from Sanskrit अंशु (aṃśu).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- same syllable count
- similar length
Cāru
Borrowed from Sanskrit चारु (cāru).
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- same syllable count
- similar length
Madhu
Borrowed from Sanskrit मधु (mádhu).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Vishnu
Abhijit
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिजित् (abhijit).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhijñā
Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit अभिज्ञा (abhijñā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhijñān
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna, “recognition”). By surface analysis, अभि- (abhi-) + ज्ञान (jñān).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Vishnu
Aarti
Borrowed from Sanskrit आरती (āratī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Ābhā
Borrowed from Sanskrit आभा (ābhā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abhay
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya), equivalent to अ- (a-) + भय (bhay).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length