Mukundh as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mukundh

What is the meaning of the name Mukundh ?

The baby name Mukundh is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /mʊˈkʊnd/ (muh-KUND or moo-KUND).

Mukundh is Sanskrit in Origin.

Mukundh is a South Asian masculine name rooted in Sanskrit. It represents a regional spelling of Mukund, itself derived from Mukunda, an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna. The name comes from the verbal root muc, “to release,” plus da, “giver,” yielding the sense “bestower of liberation (moksha)” and, by extension, “grantor of bliss or freedom.” The final -dh reflects an aspirated dental stop in Indian transliteration and is favored in some South Indian usages.

In devotional literature the epithet Mukunda is frequent, celebrated in the Mukundamala Stotra (attributed to Kulashekhara Alvar) and among Chaitanya’s followers in Bengal (e.g., Mukunda Datta). The name is used across India and the diaspora, especially in Vaishnava families. Variants include Mukunda (classical), Mukund (modern North Indian), Mukundan or Mukundhan (South Indian), and spellings like Mukunth/Mukundh.

⚙ Mukundh is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Mukundh appears only 3 times in total — found in 3 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.