Purshottam as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Purshottam

What is the meaning of the name Purshottam ?

The baby name Purshottam is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /pʊrˈʃɒtəm/ (POOR-shot-um).

Purshottam is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Purshottam is an Indian masculine name from Sanskrit Puruṣottama (puruṣa “person, spirit” + uttama “highest, best”), yielding the sense “supreme person,” “the best of men,” or more theologically “the Supreme Being.” As an honorific title in Hindu texts like the Bhagavad Gita and Puranas, it is applied chiefly to Vishnu and Krishna; temples to Jagannath in Odisha preserve the epithet, and the intercalary lunar month is popularly called Purushottam Māsa, sustaining the name’s devotional resonance.

Documented across North India, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Nepal, the name appears in medieval Vaishnava communities and remains common in modern Hindu and Jain families. Noted bearers include statesman Purushottam Das Tandon and writer Purushottam Laxman Deshpande. Variant spellings reflect regional scripts and transliteration: Purushottam, Purushotam, Purshottam, Purusottam (Odia), and Puruṣottama. Short forms may include Puru, Puruṣ, or Uttam.