Kartikeya

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
6/9/2023, 2:32 PM	Mike C	update #114
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
1/10/2017, 9:56 AM	Mike C	added

Gender Masculine

Usage Hinduism

Scripts कार्त्तिकेय(Sanskrit)

Meaning & History

From Sanskrit कृत्तिका (krttika), the name for the constellation of the Pleiades, ultimately from कृत् (krt) meaning "to cut, to divide". This is another name for the Hindu god Skanda.