Krishna

Derived from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) meaning "black, dark". This is the name of a Hindu deity believed to be an incarnation of Vishnu. According to the Mahabharata and the Puranas, he was the youngest of King Vasudeva's eight sons by Devaki, six of whom were killed by King Kamsa due to a prophecy that a child of Vasudeva would slay Kamsa. Krishna and his brother Balarama were saved and he eventually fulfilled the prophecy. He then aided the Pandavas in defeating the Kauravas in the Mahabharata War. His philosophical conversation with the Pandava leader Arjuna forms the text of the important Hindu scripture the Bhagavad Gita.

In some Hindu traditions, Krishna is regarded as the supreme deity. He is usually depicted with blue skin and is known by many epithets, such as Govinda, Gopala, and the patronymic Vasūdeva.

Though more commonly masculine, Krishna is also sometimes used as a feminine name.