Hari Krishnan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hari Krishnan

What is the meaning of the name Hari Krishnan ?

The baby name Hari Krishnan is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced HAH-ree KRISH-nuhn (IPA: /ˈhɑːri ˈkrɪʃnən/).

Hari Krishnan is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Hari Krishnan is a South Asian theophoric compound from Sanskrit: Hari, an epithet of Vishnu meaning “remover” and also “tawny,” paired with Krishnan, the Tamil-Malayalam form of Krishna, from kṛṣṇa, “dark/black,” the beloved deity and avatar of Vishnu. Together the name signals Vaishnava devotion and evokes the benevolent, attractive Lord who dispels suffering, echoing the mantra “Hare Krishna.”

Used especially in South India since the 20th century, it appears as a fused given name or as two words. Variants include Harikrishnan, Hari Krishna, Harikrishna, and Hari-Krishnan; related forms are Krishnan and Krishna. Common short forms are Hari, Krishna, and Krish. In regional naming systems, Krishnan can function as a patronymic or surname, so Hari Krishnan may occur as a full given name or as a first-name-last-name pairing. The name is predominantly masculine.

⚙ Hari Krishnan is a rare find. There are only 45 recorded uses of it in our data, from 9 countries.