Purshotam as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Purshotam

What is the meaning of the name Purshotam ?

The baby name Purshotam is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /pʊrˈʃoʊtəm/ — pur-SHOH-tum.

Purshotam is Sanskrit in Origin.

Purshotam is a South Asian given name derived from Sanskrit Purushottama (puruṣa “person, spirit” + uttama “supreme, best”), conveying “the Supreme Person” or “the best among men.” In Hindu theology it is an honorific of Vishnu and Krishna; the Bhagavad Gītā uses Purushottama for Krishna as the transcendent Self. The name carries devotional resonance and a sense of moral excellence or unsurpassed virtue.

Use spans North Indian and Gujarati, Rajasthani, and Punjabi communities, with attestations from medieval Bhakti traditions to modern civic and scholarly figures. The term also titles the auspicious intercalary month Purushottam (Adhik) Māsa, reinforcing its sacred associations. Common variants include Purushottam, Purshottam, Purshottama, and Purshotum; related nicknames or short forms are Puru and Uttam. While predominantly masculine, it appears across Hindu and sometimes Jain families, and transliterates in multiple scripts (Hindi, Gujarati, Gurmukhi) without altering its core meaning.