Save Gender Masculine Usage Hinduism, Telugu Scripts नरसिंह(Sanskrit) నరసింహ(Telugu) Meaning & History Means "man-lion", derived from Sanskrit नर (nara) meaning "man" combined with सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion". This is the name of a lion-headed avatar of the god Vishnu. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantNarasingha(Hinduism) User SubmissionNarasimha Categories animals, felines