HinduBoySanskrit
Agastya: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“name of a celebrated Vedic sage”
اگستیہ
अगस्त्य
What Agastya means
Agastya (اگستیہ, Sanskrit अगस्त्य) is a Hindu boy’s name that means “name of a celebrated Vedic sage”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, agastya.
Agastya at a glance
- Meaning
- name of a celebrated Vedic sage
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- a-gast-ya
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 7
- First letter
- A · ا
Meaning of Agastya
- In English
- name of a celebrated Vedic sage
- اردو میں معنی
- ایک مشہور ویدک رشی کا نام
Origin and history of Agastya
Sanskrit agastya, name of a celebrated Vedic sage.
Base wordSanskrit agastya
How to say and write Agastya
- Say it
- a-gast-ya3 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Agastya
- Urdu
- اگستیہ
- Original script
- अगस्त्य
- Other spellings
- Agasthya
- Themes
- Knowledge
Sibling names for Agastya
Hindu girl names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Agastya.
- Aksharaاکشراimperishable; a syllable; a letterGirlSanskrit
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- Chetnaچیتناconsciousness; understandingGirlSanskrit
- Chinmayiچنمئیconsisting of pure thought; spiritualGirlSanskrit
- Darshanaدرشناseeing; sight; visionGirlSanskrit
- Drishtiدرشٹیsight; vision; insightGirlSanskrit
- Gargiگارگیa learned woman of the UpanishadsGirlSanskrit
- Jagritiجاگرتیwakefulness; awakeningGirlSanskrit
Names like Agastya
- Atharvاتھروfire-priest; name of the sage of the AtharvavedaBoySanskrit
- Atriاتریdevourer; name of a Vedic sageBoySanskrit
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- Bhriguبھرگوname of an ancient sageBoySanskrit
- Chaitanyaچیتنیہconsciousness; intelligence; spiritBoySanskrit
- Chetanچیتنconscious; intelligent; the soulBoySanskrit
- Chinmayچنمےconsisting of pure thought; spiritualBoySanskrit
- Dakshدکشable; skilful; cleverBoySanskrit
- Ganeshگنیشlord of the hosts; the elephant-headed godBoySanskrit
- Gautamگوتمdescendant of Gotama; a name of the BuddhaBoySanskrit
Names that sound like Agastya
Questions about the name Agastya
What does the name Agastya mean?
Agastya means “name of a celebrated Vedic sage”. In Urdu: ایک مشہور ویدک رشی کا نام. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Agastya a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Agastya is a boy’s name.
Is Agastya a Hindu name?
Yes. Agastya is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit agastya, name of a celebrated Vedic sage.
How do you pronounce Agastya?
Say it “a-gast-ya”: 3 syllables.
How do you write Agastya in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Agastya is written اگستیہ. In its original script: अगस्त्य.
What are other spellings of Agastya?
Agastya is also spelled Agasthya.
Is the meaning of Agastya verified?
Classical source identified (draft). Our editors matched the name to an entry in the classical dictionary cited below. No named reviewer has checked it against the printed page yet. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.