Ganapathy name meaning

About the name Ganapathy

Ganapathy is a Sanskrit baby boy name used in Hindu families. It means “Lord Ganesha”.

Ganapathy has 9 letters, so it sounds grand and traditional. Many families also use a short pet name at home.

You will also find Ganapathy in these lists: Lord Ganesha names, Tamil names.

Ganapathy and rashi

Ganapathy begins with the sound “Ga”. In the traditional Vedic naming chart this sound belongs to Makar (Capricorn) rashi. If your family names babies by nakshatra, please confirm the exact birth syllable with your priest or astrologer.

Ganapathy in numerology

In Pythagorean numerology, each letter has a number. For Ganapathy: G(7) + A(1) + N(5) + A(1) + P(7) + A(1) + T(2) + H(8) + Y(7) = 39 → 3 + 9 = 12 → 1 + 2 = 3.

So the numerology number of Ganapathy is 3. Number 3 is traditionally linked with creativity, joy and self-expression.

Two-part names with Ganapathy

In Telugu and other South Indian families, Ganapathy is often joined with a second name. 31 such names are in our directory, for example:

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