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Ananta

Ananta proper noun: one of the names of Lord Vishnu.

ananta: one of the names of Lord Vishnu
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Proper noun

Ananta

  1. (Hinduism) One of the names of Lord Vishnu.
  2. In the Mahabharata, the serpent, or Vasuki, is the son of Kasyapa, through Kadru as her eldest son.
  3. A male given name from Sanskrit, commonly used in India.

Ananta meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Telugu

Ananta in Hindi

Lord Vishnu
अनंत anant

Ananta in Tamil

Lord Vishnu
அனந்தன் aṉantaṉ

Ananta in Marathi

Lord Vishnu
अनंत ananta

Ananta in Telugu

Lord Vishnu
అనంతుడు anantuḍu
More languagesFewer languages
Ananta in Malayalam
അനന്തൻ anantaṉ
Ananta in Kannada
ಅನಂತ ananta
Ananta in Sanskrit
अनन्त ananta

Forms of Ananta

alternative formAnant
alternative formAnantha

Origin of Ananta

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनन्त (ananta).

Questions about Ananta

What does Ananta mean?
Ananta means one of the names of Lord Vishnu.
What is Ananta in Hindi?
Ananta in Hindi is अनंत (anant). See Ananta meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Ananta?
Ananta is a proper noun.

Words near Ananta in the dictionary

  1. Anankean
  2. Ananse
  3. Anansi
  4. Anansy
  5. Anant
  6. Ananta
  7. Anantacaritra
  8. Anantagiri
  9. anantapodota
  10. anantapodoton
  11. Anantapur

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