Ganapati: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Ganapati – Meaning: lord of the multitude – Origin: Sanskrit – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: guh-NUH-puh-tee


Ganapati is a Sanskrit boy's name meaning “lord of the multitude”. It appears in our list of 200+ Hindu Baby Boy Names — Sacred, Strong, and Steeped in Tradition.

Meaning & Origin of Ganapati

Meaning: Lord of the multitude.

Origin: Sanskrit.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Ganapati

Phonetic: guh-NUH-puh-tee   IPA: /ɡəˈnʌpəti/

Popularity of Ganapati

Ganapati doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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