The baby name Karunas is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced kah-ROO-nahs (IPA: /kəˈruːnəs/).
The baby name Karunas is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced kah-ROO-nahs (IPA: /kəˈruːnəs/).
Karunas is Sanskrit, Tamil in Origin.
Karunas is a South Asian given name from the Sanskrit and Pali word karuṇā, meaning compassion, mercy, or loving-kindness. In Hindu and Buddhist ethics, where karuṇā is a cardinal virtue, the name has long signaled moral sensitivity and empathy. The final -s is a Tamil- and Sinhala-leaning masculine form or stylistic suffix, and the name today is familiar in South India and Sri Lanka; a notable bearer is the Tamil actor-politician Karunas.
Related forms include Karuna (unisex, often feminine in North India), Karun (masculine short form), Karunya/Karunyaa (feminine), and elaborations such as Karunakaran and Karunesh, the latter interpreted as “lord of compassion.” Diminutives like Karu appear across languages. In Sinhala, the root surfaces in surnames such as Karunaratne and Karunasekera, underscoring its longstanding cultural presence. As a given name, Karunas carries a warm, humane meaning: the compassionate one.
Karunas is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 2 times, across 2 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
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