Damodara
/D-AA-M-OW-D-AH-R-AH/
One bound by a rope around the belly, baby Krishna tied to a mortar by his exasperated mother — Damodara is the name for Krishna that celebrates the moment when Yashoda, furious at his butter-stealing, tied him to a heavy grinding stone with a rope around his waist
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Meaning & origin
Yes — Damodara is a Hindu boy name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “One bound by a rope around the belly, baby Krishna tied to a mortar by his exasperated mother — Damodara is the name for Krishna that celebrates the moment when Yashoda, furious at his butter-stealing, tied him to a heavy grinding stone with a rope around his waist”.
Damodara is a boy's name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families. The name means "One bound by a rope around the belly, baby Krishna tied to a mortar by his exasperated mother — Damodara is the name for Krishna that celebrates the moment when Yashoda, furious at his butter-stealing, tied him to a heavy grinding stone with a rope around his waist" and belongs to the Divine cluster — names rooted in sacred meaning and spiritual tradition.
Common among Indian, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayali families, Damodara carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
Damodara's nakshatra & rashi
In Hindu tradition, a baby's name is chosen to harmonise with their nakshatra (birth star) and rashi (moon sign) — most often through an auspicious first syllable. Damodara opens with “Da”. Whether that's auspicious for your baby depends on their exact date, time and place of birth.
NameRoot works it out for you. Enter your baby's birth details and see exactly which nakshatra and rashi Damodara aligns with — and how strongly it scores.
See Damodara's nakshatra reading →What does Damodara's numerology say?
Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Damodara resonates in either tradition.
Damodara's destiny number is 3 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Damodara's full reading →
Does Damodara go with your family's names?
Damodara breaks into 8 sounds: /D-AA-M-OW-D-AH-R-AH/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Damodara sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Damodara beside your family's names →
Nicknames
Common affectionate forms of Damodara — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.
Names similar to Damodara
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Sharing the same meaning
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Common questions about Damodara
What does the name Damodara mean?
Damodara means "One bound by a rope around the belly, baby Krishna tied to a mortar by his exasperated mother — Damodara is the name for Krishna that celebrates the moment when Yashoda, furious at his butter-stealing, tied him to a heavy grinding stone with a rope around his waist." It is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families.
Is Damodara a boy or girl name?
Damodara is most commonly used as a boy name.
What is the origin of the name Damodara?
Damodara is of Sanskrit origin, used in Hindu tradition, commonly among Indian, Marathi, Bengali families.
Is Damodara a Hindu name?
Yes. Damodara is a boy name traditionally used in Hindu families, of Sanskrit origin.
What does Damodara mean in Sanskrit?
Damodara originates from Sanskrit, where it means "One bound by a rope around the belly, baby Krishna tied to a mortar by his exasperated mother — Damodara is the name for Krishna that celebrates the moment when Yashoda, furious at his butter-stealing, tied him to a heavy grinding stone with a rope around his waist."
What are common nicknames for Damodara?
Common short forms of Damodara include Damo, Dami.
What is the numerology of Damodara?
Damodara has a Pythagorean destiny number of 3 — creativity and joyful expression.
What is Damodara's rashi and nakshatra?
By its first syllable "Da", Damodara falls under the Pushya nakshatra and Karka (Cancer) rashi — its naam-rashi, or name-based moon sign. (A baby's birth nakshatra comes from their date and time of birth; NameRoot matches the two.)
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