Badrinarayana as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Badrinarayana

What is the meaning of the name Badrinarayana ?

The baby name Badrinarayana is a Male name , 6 syllables long and is pronounced /bədriːnɑːˈrɑːjənə/ (approx. buh-dree-nah-raa-yuh-nuh).

Badrinarayana is Sanskrit in Origin.

Badrinarayana is a Sanskrit theophoric masculine name formed from Badri and Narayana. Badri refers to Badarikashrama (Badrinath) in the Himalayas - literally the "berry/jujube" grove - while Narayana is a principal epithet of Vishnu meaning "refuge of beings" (nara + ayana). Together, the name denotes "Vishnu who dwells at Badri," or "the Lord of Badrinath," aligning the bearer with devotion to Vishnu.

The name appears in Hindu tradition as the title of the presiding deity at the Badrinath temple and has been used among Vaishnava communities across India, especially in the South (Kannada, Telugu, Tamil) as well as in Hindi-speaking regions. Historical attestations occur in temple records and devotional literature from the medieval period onward, with continued modern use. Variants and short forms include Badrinarayan, Badri Narayana, Badri Narayan, Badri, and Narayan; related names are Narayana and Badrinath. Regional spellings include Badrinarain and the scholarly transliteration Badrinārāyaṇa.

⚙ Badrinarayana is exceptionally rare. Across 1 country, we found just 1 recorded use of it.