Entry № 5319 · Sanskrit origin

Kaustubha Kaustubha — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ kow-STOO-bhah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Vishnus jewel (Samudra Manthan)"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "vishnus jewel (samudra manthan)".

Kaustubha is from the Sanskrit Kaustubhā.

Vishnus jewel (Samudra Manthan) — a Sanskrit name.

The name in its native script.

कौस्तुभा
Transliteration
Kaustubhā
Pronunciation
/ kaʊˈstuː.bɑː /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Kaustubha stands.

Kaustubha does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Kaustubhas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Kaustubha jewel Vishnu / Samudra Manthan 14 treasures
Sanskrit related-to-Kaustubha-jewel + Vishnus most-precious-jewel worn on chest + Samudra Manthan Bhagavata + Vishnu Purana + Ramayana + Lakshmi + Chandra + Kalpavriksha + Kamadhenu + Amrita + Halāhala + Airavata + Uchchaihshravas + Sharanga + Panchajanya + Sudarshana + Varuni + Dhanvantari + Kaustubha-manḍana
Vaishnava

Names connected to Kaustubha.

The number behind Kaustubha.

5

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Kaustubha reduce to 5, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.