Kashyapa as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kashyapa

What is the meaning of the name Kashyapa ?

The baby name Kashyapa is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced KASH-yuh-puh (IPA: /ˈkʌʃjəpə/).

Kashyapa is Sanskrit in Origin.

Kashyapa is a Sanskrit masculine given name (Kāśyapa, कश्यप) with deep Vedic roots. Its etymology is debated: many derive it from the verb root kāś “to shine, appear,” yielding senses such as “shining one” or “seer”; some Sanskrit sources also connect it with kacchapa “tortoise,” giving an alternate classical gloss.

In Hindu literature, Kashyapa is one of the Saptarishi and a Prajāpati, ancestor of devas, asuras, nāgas, and birds; his name designates a prominent gotra and later a North Indian surname (Kashyap). In Buddhist tradition it names a past Buddha (Kassapa) and the arahant Mahākāśyapa. Usage spans classical Sanskrit and Pali to modern South Asian naming. Variants and transliterations include Kāśyapa/Kaśyapa, Kasyapa, Kashyap, Kasyap, and Pali–Prakrit Kassapa; Sinhala appears as Kashyapa (e.g., King Kashyapa I of Anurādhapura). The name conveys wisdom, ancestry, and spiritual luminosity in both Hindu and Buddhist contexts.

⚙ Kashyapa is exceptionally rare. There are only 2 recorded uses on record, spread over 2 countries.