Agastya: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Agastya – Meaning: one who halts mountains – Origin: Sanskrit – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: uh-GUS-tyuh


Agastya is a Sanskrit boy's name meaning “one who halts mountains”. It appears in our list of 200+ Hindu Baby Boy Names — Sacred, Strong, and Steeped in Tradition.

Meaning & Origin of Agastya

Meaning: One who halts mountains.

Origin: Sanskrit.

Source: Wikipedia, Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Agastya

Phonetic: uh-GUS-tyuh   IPA: /əˈɡʌs.tjə/

Popularity of Agastya

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 2002–2024.

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