Narasimha

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Narasimha 1
Revisions 3. usages AND description are verified
Gender Masculine
Usage Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada
Scripts నరసింహ(Telugu) நரசிம்ம(Tamil) ನರಸಿಂಹ(Kannada)

Meaning & History

Means "man-lion", derived from Sanskrit नर (nára) meaning "man, person" combined with सिंह (siṃhá) meaning "lion". In Hindu belief, this is a lion-headed avatar of the deity Vishnu.
Added 12/28/2006 by Narasimha
Edited 12/8/2018 by HL

Narasimha 2
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Gender Masculine
Usage Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Kannada
Scripts नरसिंह(Sanskrit) నరసింహ(Telugu) ನರಸಿಂಹ(Kannada)
Pronounced Pron. nu-ru-SEEN-hu(Sanskrit)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Means "man-lion" in Sanskrit, derived from नर (nara) meaning "man" and सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion". This is the name of an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, usually depicted as part-lion and part-man.
Added 7/4/2023 by anonymous

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