name
Indian
Karthik
KAR-tik
/ˈkɑːrtɪk/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
kartik
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Sanskrit/Tamil (India)
- Meaning
- Son of the Pleiades; name of the war god Murugan
- Gender
- male
Pronunciation tips
Name of the Hindu god of war Kartikeya (son of Shiva); popular in both North and South India; the Tamil form is Karthikeyan
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