MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Parshuram mean?
The title “Rama with the axe” identifies Parashurama, the son of Jamadagni and Renuka. He is counted among Vishnu’s incarnations, with paraśu naming his distinctive axe.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
परशुराम
Conventional spelling
Odia
ପର୍ଶୁରାମ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Parshuram in Indian usage
13,333 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 3,402 records (25.5%).
- Recorded as male: 9,931 records (74.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 913 |
| 1950s | 1,842 |
| 1960s | 2,773 |
| 1970s | 3,484 |
| 1980s | 2,505 |
| 1990s | 1,420 |
| Other decades | 396 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Other states | 13,333 |
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.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Monier-Williams, rāma, p. 877,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Monier-Williams, paraśurāma, p. 589,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.