Kasyapa as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kasyapa

What is the meaning of the name Kasyapa ?

The baby name Kasyapa is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced KAH-shyah-pah (approx. /kəˈʃjəpə/; Anglicized: KASH-yuh-pah).

Kasyapa is Sanskrit in Origin.

From Sanskrit Kaśyapa (कश्यप), Kasyapa is a classical Indian masculine name with layered etymology; scholars connect it to kaś ‘to shine’ and to kacchapa ‘tortoise,’ yielding senses such as ‘the shining one’ or ‘tortoise.’ Most famously, Kaśyapa is a Vedic ṛṣi among the Saptarishis, revered as a progenitor of devas, asuras, nāgas, and birds; his name also appears in origin legends for Kashmir.

The name’s footprint spans Hindu and Buddhist traditions: in Pali the past Buddha Kassapa bears the same name, shaping usage in Sri Lanka and mainland Southeast Asia. The spelling Kasyapa reflects simplified transliteration; common variants include Kaśyapa (IAST), Kashyapa and Kashyap in modern Indian languages, and Kassapa in Pali contexts, with feminine Kashyapi sometimes seen. Today Kasyapa is rare as a given name but signals scholarly, ascetic, and cosmological heritage, while Kashyap is widespread as a North Indian clan name and surname.

⚙ Kasyapa is about as rare as a name gets. We count just 2 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 2 countries.