Padmanabha: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Padmanabha – Meaning: one with a lotus navel – Origin: Sanskrit – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: pud-muh-NAH-buh


Padmanabha is a Sanskrit boy's name meaning “one with a lotus navel”. It appears in our list of 200+ Hindu Baby Boy Names — Sacred, Strong, and Steeped in Tradition.

Meaning & Origin of Padmanabha

Meaning: One with a lotus navel.

Origin: Sanskrit.

How to Pronounce Padmanabha

Phonetic: pud-muh-NAH-buh   IPA: /ˌpʌdməˈnɑːbʱə/

Popularity of Padmanabha

Padmanabha 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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