First name origin & meaning: Sanskrit: Pleasing First name variations: Krisha, Krishnah Last name origin & meaning: Indian (southern states): Hindu name from Sanskrit
kṛṣna ‘black’, an epithet of the eighth incarnation of
the god Vishnu. Among Tamil and Malayalam speakers who have migrated
from their home states it is a variant of Krishnan. It is found
only as a male given name in India, but used a family name in the
U.S. among South Indians. This name appears in the following lists:
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