HinduBoySanskrit
Daksh: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“able; skilful; clever”
دکش
दक्ष
What Daksh means
Daksh (دکش, Sanskrit दक्ष) is a Hindu boy’s name that means “able; skilful; clever”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, dakṣa.
Daksh at a glance
- Meaning
- able; skilful; clever
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- daksh
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 5
- First letter
- D · د
Meaning of Daksh
- In English
- able; skilful; clever
- اردو میں معنی
- قابل، ماہر، ہوشیار
Origin and history of Daksh
Sanskrit dakṣa, able, skilful, clever.
Base wordSanskrit dakṣa
How to say and write Daksh
- Say it
- daksh1 syllable · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Daksh
- Urdu
- دکش
- Original script
- दक्ष
- Other spellings
- Daksha
- Themes
- Knowledge
Sibling names for Daksh
Hindu girl names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Daksh.
- Darshanaدرشناseeing; sight; visionGirlSanskrit
- Drishtiدرشٹیsight; vision; insightGirlSanskrit
- Aksharaاکشراimperishable; a syllable; a letterGirlSanskrit
- Bhartiبھارتیspeech; a name of SaraswatiGirlSanskrit
- Chetnaچیتناconsciousness; understandingGirlSanskrit
- Chinmayiچنمئیconsisting of pure thought; spiritualGirlSanskrit
- Gargiگارگیa learned woman of the UpanishadsGirlSanskrit
- Jagritiجاگرتیwakefulness; awakeningGirlSanskrit
Names like Daksh
- Agastyaاگستیہname of a celebrated Vedic sageBoySanskrit
- Atharvاتھروfire-priest; name of the sage of the AtharvavedaBoySanskrit
- Atriاتریdevourer; name of a Vedic sageBoySanskrit
- Bhargavبھارگوdescendant of the sage BhriguBoySanskrit
- Bhriguبھرگوname of an ancient sageBoySanskrit
- Chaitanyaچیتنیہconsciousness; intelligence; spiritBoySanskrit
- Chetanچیتنconscious; intelligent; the soulBoySanskrit
- Chinmayچنمےconsisting of pure thought; spiritualBoySanskrit
- Ganeshگنیشlord of the hosts; the elephant-headed godBoySanskrit
- Gautamگوتمdescendant of Gotama; a name of the BuddhaBoySanskrit
Questions about the name Daksh
What does the name Daksh mean?
Daksh means “able; skilful; clever”. In Urdu: قابل، ماہر، ہوشیار. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Daksh a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Daksh is a boy’s name.
Is Daksh a Hindu name?
Yes. Daksh is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit dakṣa, able, skilful, clever.
How do you pronounce Daksh?
Say it “daksh”: 1 syllable.
How do you write Daksh in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Daksh is written دکش. In its original script: दक्ष.
What are other spellings of Daksh?
Daksh is also spelled Daksha.
Is the meaning of Daksh 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.