Dushyant

/D-UH-S-HH-Y-AA-N-T/

Boy Hindu Sanskrit origin IndianMarathi

King-husband of Shakuntala — Dushyant (Sanskrit दुष्यन्त) was the Puru-dynasty king of the Mahabharata who married Shakuntala in the forest hermitage. Their son Bharata gave India its classical name Bhārata. Hero of Kalidasa's most-celebrated Sanskrit play Abhijñānaśākuntalam.

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Meaning & origin

Dushyant is a boy's name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families. The name means "King-husband of Shakuntala — Dushyant (Sanskrit दुष्यन्त) was the Puru-dynasty king of the Mahabharata who married Shakuntala in the forest hermitage. Their son Bharata gave India its classical name Bhārata. Hero of Kalidasa's most-celebrated Sanskrit play Abhijñānaśākuntalam." and belongs to the Nobility cluster — names with regal heritage and dignified bearing.

Common among Indian, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, American, British families, Dushyant carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Dushyant

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 Dushyant resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean
4
stability and disciplined work
Chaldean
11
intuition and inspired leadership (master number)

How Dushyant sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Dushyant breaks down into 8 phonemes: /D-UH-S-HH-Y-AA-N-T/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Dushyant — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

Dush

The six signals, applied to Dushyant

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Dushyant maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.

01 — Birth Star
Nakshatra match
For Hindu families, NameRoot computes the auspicious starting syllables from your baby's birth nakshatra and scores Dushyant against them.
02 — Numerology
Destiny alignment
Pythagorean and Chaldean life-path calculations (destiny 4) matched against your family's own numerology profile.
03 — Phonetics
Last-name fit
Rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters measured with IPA to see how Dushyant flows with your family name.
04 — Meaning
Nobility
Dushyant belongs to the Nobility cluster — names with regal heritage and dignified bearing.
05 — Cultural & Tradition
Hindu
As a Hindu name, Dushyant carries religious and cultural weight scored against your family's heritage — plus grandparent-name matches, saint's-day alignment, and generational naming patterns scored against your family tree.
06 — Uniqueness
Popularity balance
How common Dushyant is today versus historically — finding the sweet spot between familiar and forgotten.

Names similar to Dushyant

If Dushyant resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.

From the same tradition

Other Hindu boy names, common in Indian families

Aarav
From Sanskrit 'arava' (peaceful, calm) or 'rav' (sound, musical note).
Vivaan
Full of life, possessing radiance, from Sanskrit vivān, combining the intensifier vi- with vā (to blow, to breathe). The name evokes the first rays of the morning sun and a vital, breathing energy, casting the bearer as one filled with luminous vitality and the quickening force of dawn.
Vihaan
From Sanskrit vihana (dawn, morning, the early hours).
Aditya
Son of Aditi, belonging to the sun, from Sanskrit, where the Adityas are the solar deities born of the boundless mother Aditi. In ordinary speech the name stands directly for Surya, the sun, making it a bright emblem of light, warmth, and celestial radiance in Hindu tradition.

Sharing the same meaning

Other Hindu boy names from the Nobility cluster

Aryan
Noble, honourable, belonging to the noble path — Aryan carries the original Sanskrit meaning of nobility and righteousness that predates any modern misappropriation. In India the name remains a straightforward declaration of aspiration toward virtuous conduct, carrying the Rigvedic ideal of one who follows the noble way, the Buddhist concept of the Arya path, and the Indian parents' hope that their son will live with honour and moral clarity
Aaryan
Noble, honourable, of high character — the original meaning of arya in Sanskrit, denoting spiritual nobility and ethical conduct, not ethnicity.
Kiaan
Ancient, royal, graceful — a name carrying the weight of antiquity and the elegance of kingship. Its soft sound belies the grandeur of its meaning, making it a modern favourite for parents seeking depth with simplicity.

Names that sound similar

Hindu boy names that open with the same syllables as Dushyant

Duleep
Protector, of royal Suryavansha line — Duleep (Punjabi दलीप, from Sanskrit Dilīpa) was the name of a legendary king of the Suryavansha dynasty, an ancestor of Rama in the Ramayana. Carried later by the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, it is a Punjabi masculine name of deep royal pedigree.
Durjaya
Hard to conquer, invincible — Durjaya (Sanskrit दुर्जय, from durj 'hard' + jaya 'conquer') means 'one who is hard to conquer.' Used in classical Sanskrit as an epithet of those whose virtue or strength make them unassailable. A Hindu Kshatriya masculine name.
Durganand
Joy of Durga — Durganand (Sanskrit दुर्गानन्द, from Durga + ananda 'joy/bliss') means 'one who brings joy to Durga, or one whose joy is in Durga.' A devotional name for sons born in Bengali-Marathi Durga-bhakti families, particularly during Navaratri.

Common questions about Dushyant

What does the name Dushyant mean?

Dushyant means "King-husband of Shakuntala — Dushyant (Sanskrit दुष्यन्त) was the Puru-dynasty king of the Mahabharata who married Shakuntala in the forest hermitage. Their son Bharata gave India its classical name Bhārata. Hero of Kalidasa's most-celebrated Sanskrit play Abhijñānaśākuntalam.." It is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families.

Is Dushyant a boy or girl name?

Dushyant is most commonly used as a boy name.

What is the origin of the name Dushyant?

Dushyant is of Sanskrit origin, used in Hindu tradition, commonly among Indian, Marathi, Bengali families.

What are common nicknames for Dushyant?

Common short forms of Dushyant include Dush.

What is the numerology of Dushyant?

Dushyant has a Pythagorean destiny number of 4 — stability and disciplined work.

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