HinduBoySanskrit
Yudhishthir: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“firm in battle”
یدھشٹھر
युधिष्ठिर
What Yudhishthir means
Yudhishthir (یدھشٹھر, Sanskrit युधिष्ठिर) is a Hindu boy’s name that means “firm in battle”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, yudhiṣṭhira.
Yudhishthir at a glance
- Meaning
- firm in battle
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- yu-dhish-thir
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 11
- First letter
- Y · ی
Meaning of Yudhishthir
- In English
- firm in battle
- اردو میں معنی
- جنگ میں ثابت قدم
Origin and history of Yudhishthir
Sanskrit yudhiṣṭhira, firm in battle.
Yudhishthira, eldest of the Pandavas, is remembered in the Mahabharata for his devotion to truth and dharma.
Base wordSanskrit yudhiṣṭhira
How to say and write Yudhishthir
- Say it
- yu-dhish-thir3 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Yudhishthir
- Urdu
- یدھشٹھر
- Original script
- युधिष्ठिर
- Other spellings
- Yudhishthira · Yudhisthir
Sibling names for Yudhishthir
Hindu girl names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Yudhishthir.
- Dhritiدھرتیfirmness; constancy; resolveGirlSanskrit
- Abhayaابھیاfearless; a name of DurgaGirlSanskrit
- Achalaاچلاimmovable; steady; the earthGirlSanskrit
- Amalaاملاspotless; pure; a name of LakshmiGirlSanskrit
- Anaghaانگھاsinless; faultless; pureGirlSanskrit
- Anasuyaانسویاfree from envy; the wife of the sage AtriGirlSanskrit
- Aparajitaاپراجیتاunconquered; invincibleGirlSanskrit
- Arundhatiارندھتیthe faithful wife of the sage VasishthaGirlSanskrit
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- Adarshآدرشmirror; model; copyBoySanskrit
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- Amoghاموگھunfailing; unerringBoySanskrit
- Anjaneyaآنجنیہson of Anjana; a name of HanumanBoySanskrit
- Anupamانوپمincomparable; matchlessBoySanskrit
Questions about the name Yudhishthir
What does the name Yudhishthir mean?
Yudhishthir means “firm in battle”. In Urdu: جنگ میں ثابت قدم. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Yudhishthir a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Yudhishthir is a boy’s name.
Is Yudhishthir a Hindu name?
Yes. Yudhishthir is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit yudhiṣṭhira, firm in battle.
How do you pronounce Yudhishthir?
Say it “yu-dhish-thir”: 3 syllables.
How do you write Yudhishthir in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Yudhishthir is written یدھشٹھر. In its original script: युधिष्ठिर.
What are other spellings of Yudhishthir?
Yudhishthir is also spelled Yudhishthira, Yudhisthir.
Is the meaning of Yudhishthir 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.