Yesudas

/YESUDAS/

Boy Christian Sanskrit-Tamil origin IndianAmerican

Indian Christian compound built from Yesu (Indianized form of Jesus) and Das ('servant'), meaning 'servant of Jesus'. Yesudas is used across South Indian Christian communities (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra) and is internationally famous as the name of legendary playback singer K. J. Yesudas.

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Meaning & origin

Yes — Yesudas is a Christian boy name of Sanskrit-Tamil origin, meaning “Indian Christian compound built from Yesu (Indianized form of Jesus) and Das ('servant'), meaning 'servant of Jesus'. Yesudas is used across South Indian Christian communities (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra) and is internationally famous as the name of legendary playback singer K. J. Yesudas.”.

Yesudas is a boy's name of Sanskrit-Tamil origin, traditionally used in Christian families. The name means "Indian Christian compound built from Yesu (Indianized form of Jesus) and Das ('servant'), meaning 'servant of Jesus'. Yesudas is used across South Indian Christian communities (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra) and is internationally famous as the name of legendary playback singer K. J. Yesudas." and belongs to the Divine cluster — names rooted in sacred meaning and spiritual tradition.

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

The patron saint & feast day behind Yesudas

Many Christian names carry a patron saint and a feast day (name day) — a tradition of choosing a name for the saint a child is born near, or one the family holds dear. Yesudas lives in this tradition of meaning and heritage.

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What does Yesudas'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 Yesudas resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean
22
the master builder — grand vision made real
Chaldean
5
freedom and adventurous change

Yesudas's destiny number is 22 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Yesudas's full reading →

Does Yesudas go with your family's names?

Yesudas breaks into 1 sound: /YESUDAS/. 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 Yesudas 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 Yesudas beside your family's names →

Names similar to Yesudas

If Yesudas 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 Christian boy names, common in Indian families

Liam
Irish diminutive of William (Uilliam), from Germanic 'wil' (will) + 'helm' (helmet). Global phenomenon.
Noah
Rest, comfort, repose, from Hebrew Noach, linked to the root meaning to rest or bring relief. Borne in scripture by the builder of the ark who outlasted the flood, it has stayed in continuous Western use and now sits among the most-given boys' names worldwide.
Oliver
From Latin olivarius (olive tree cultivator) or from the Frankish Olivier.
George
Farmer, earth worker — the patron saint of England, the name of six kings, and Prince George of Cambridge. England's defining name.

Sharing the same meaning

Other Christian boy names from the Divine cluster

Elijah
My God is Yahweh, the fiery prophet who rode a chariot to heaven — Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, called fire from the sky, and was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind without dying. His name burns with the absolute devotion of a man who stood alone against an entire kingdom's apostasy and won, armed with nothing but conviction and the fire of the one true God
Theodore
Gift of God, heaven's offering to the mortal world — Theodore reverses the syllables of Dorothy to create the same meaning from a masculine angle: God gives. Multiple saints and two American presidents carried this name, and it speaks of gratitude for the divine generosity that places children into families, talents into hands, and purpose into hearts that were waiting to be filled
Jack
God is gracious, by way of Jankin, a medieval English pet form of John (from Hebrew Yohanan, 'Yahweh is gracious'). Once a familiar nickname, it long ago outgrew that role to stand on its own and has repeatedly topped boys' name charts across Britain.

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Common questions about Yesudas

What does the name Yesudas mean?

Yesudas means "Indian Christian compound built from Yesu (Indianized form of Jesus) and Das ('servant'), meaning 'servant of Jesus'. Yesudas is used across South Indian Christian communities (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra) and is internationally famous as the name of legendary playback singer K. J. Yesudas.." It is a boy name of Sanskrit-Tamil origin, traditionally used in Christian families.

Is Yesudas a boy or girl name?

Yesudas is most commonly used as a boy name.

What is the origin of the name Yesudas?

Yesudas is of Sanskrit-Tamil origin, used in Christian tradition, commonly among Indian, American, British families.

Is Yesudas a Christian name?

Yes. Yesudas is a boy name traditionally used in Christian families, of Sanskrit-Tamil origin.

What does Yesudas mean in Sanskrit-Tamil?

Yesudas originates from Sanskrit-Tamil, where it means "Indian Christian compound built from Yesu (Indianized form of Jesus) and Das ('servant'), meaning 'servant of Jesus'. Yesudas is used across South Indian Christian communities (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra) and is internationally famous as the name of legendary playback singer K. J. Yesudas.."

What is the numerology of Yesudas?

Yesudas has a Pythagorean destiny number of 22 — the master builder — grand vision made real.

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