MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Bishwanath mean?
Bishwanath is the eastern Indian form of Vishwanath, a Sanskrit name of Shiva. The title is especially associated with Shiva's worship at Varanasi, linking the universal meaning to a particular sacred place.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
विश्वनाथ
Conventional spelling
Odia
ବିଶ୍ୱନାଥ
Conventional spelling
Bengali
বিশ্বনাথ
Conventional spelling
Odia
ବିଶ୍ଵନାଥ
28,941 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Bishwanath in Indian usage
29,332 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (86.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 4,007 records (13.7%).
- Recorded as male: 25,325 records (86.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 590 |
| 1940s | 1,167 |
| 1950s | 2,518 |
| 1960s | 3,619 |
| 1970s | 4,244 |
| 1980s | 4,354 |
| 1990s | 12,697 |
| Other decades | 143 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Odisha | 29,332 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Monier-Williams, viśvanātha, p. 993,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.