kṛṣṇa in names

The dictionary word

कृष्ण · kṛṣṇa (Sanskrit): Krishna, an incarnation of Vishnu.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 1899, p. 306 (column 2) · entry 55154

How it combines

Listed first, as a prefix, in these compound accounts: Kisanaram, Krishnadev, Krishnamurari, Krishnapal.

Listed last, as a suffix, in these compound accounts: Balakrishnan, Harekush, Shrikishan, Shrikrishna.

Some accounts identify this element without a complete split. The individual name’s meaning explains its combination. A similar ending alone does not establish the same derivation.