Dushyantam as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Dushyantam

What is the meaning of the name Dushyantam ?

The baby name Dushyantam is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /duː.ʃjən.təm/ (doo-SHYUN-tum).

Dushyantam is Sanskrit in Origin.

From Sanskrit Duṣyanta (दुष्यन्त), Dushyantam is a masculine Indian name. The -am ending reflects classical Sanskrit case-marking or South Indian onomastic style (especially Telugu/Tamil), while the core form appears as Dushyanta or Dushyant. Traditional glosses render its sense as “vanquisher of the wicked” or “one who brings evil to an end,” aligning the prefix duṣ- “bad/evil” with an agentive force. In modern use, it connotes valor, justice, and steadfast leadership.

The name is famed from the Mahābhārata and Kālidāsa’s Abhijñānaśākuntalam, where King Duṣyanta marries Śakuntalā and fathers Bharata, eponym of Bhārata (India). That literary prestige has supported steady use across North and South India and within the diaspora since the 19th century. Variants and spellings include Duṣyanta, Dushyanta, Dushyant, Dushyanth, Dushyantham, and Dushiant; feminine counterparts are rare but Dushyanti occurs regionally. Related virtue-names by sense include Shatrughna and Sudarshan.

⚙ We can't find Dushyantam in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. That's typically a sign of a rare name, a regional or traditional one, or a modern coinage. Either way, it remains a genuinely rare choice.