Gender Masculine Usage Hinduism, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil Scripts नारायण(Sanskrit) ನಾರಾಯಣ(Kannada) నారాయణ(Telugu) நாராயணா(Tamil) Meaning & History Means "path of man" in Sanskrit. In Hindu belief this is the name of the god of creation, later synonymous with the god Brahma, and even later with Vishnu.