84%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Hinduism Scripts पुरुषोत्तम(Sanskrit) Meaning & History Means "the best man" from Sanskrit पुरुष (purusha) meaning "man" and उत्तम (uttama) meaning "highest". This is another name of either of the Hindu gods Vishnu or Krishna. See All Relations · Show Family TreeRelated Names Other Languages & CulturesPurushottam(Hindi) Purushottam(Marathi) Entry updated December 8, 2017