Yashwant name meaning

About the name Yashwant

Yashwant is a Sanskrit baby boy name used in Hindu families. It means “Famous, glorious”.

Yashwant has 8 letters, so it sounds grand and traditional. Many families also use a short pet name at home.

You will also find Yashwant in these lists: Telugu names.

Yashwant and rashi

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

Yashwant in numerology

In Pythagorean numerology, each letter has a number. For Yashwant: Y(7) + A(1) + S(1) + H(8) + W(5) + A(1) + N(5) + T(2) = 30 → 3 + 0 = 3.

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

Other spellings of Yashwant

Families in different regions also write Yashwant as: Yashvant, Yashwanth.

Two-part names with Yashwant

In Telugu and other South Indian families, Yashwant is often joined with a second name. 34 such names are in our directory, for example:

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