Gopinath

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A form of the Hindu deity Krishna.
  2. A surname.

Word forms

Gopinath

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi गोपीनाथ (gopīnāth), from Sanskrit गोपीनाथ (gopīnātha, literally “lord of the gopis”), from गोपी (gopī, “cowherdess, milkmaid, cowherd’s wife”) + नाथ (nātha, “protector, patron, lord”).

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