About the name Eknath
Sant Eknath wrote the Bhavartha Ramayana and the Eknathi Bhagavata in Marathi at a time when scripture was expected to stay in Sanskrit. The name remains overwhelmingly a Maharashtrian one, worn with the plainness of the bhakti poets who made it famous.
Eknath is a boy name of Marathi origin, pronounced AYK-naath. On the NameRarity scale it scores 93 out of 100, which places it in the ultra rare band — fewer than 1 in 10,000 people carry this name. You will almost never meet another. Its strongest period was the timeless.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Eknath?
Eknath currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.9 people per million carry it — about 1 in 526,316. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Eknath
- Eknathsixteenth-century Marathi saint-poet of the Varkari sampradaya
- Eknath ShindeIndian politician and Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Spellings and variants of Eknath
Names similar to Eknath
Prasad
prah-SAHD
Divine grace; food blessed and returned by a deity
Samarth
suh-MARTH
Capable, powerful, equal to the task
Somnath
SOM-naath
Lord of the moon, an epithet of Shiva and the great jyotirlinga of Gujarat
Cyrus
SY-rus
Sun, lord
Dinesh
dee-NESH
Lord of the day, an epithet of the sun
Eklavya
ay-KLUV-yah
Self-taught archer of the Mahabharata
Elliot
EL-ee-ut
The Lord is my God
Jayesh
juh-YESH
Lord of victory
Eknath — frequently asked questions
What does the name Eknath mean?
Eknath means "Lord of the one, from the Marathi saint-poet of the Varkari tradition". It is a name of Marathi origin, most often given to a boy.
How do you pronounce Eknath?
Eknath is pronounced AYK-naath, with 2 syllables.
How rare is the name Eknath?
Eknath scores 93 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 526,316 people carry it — about 1.9 per million.
What is the numerology number for Eknath?
Eknath carries the expression number 5, known as The Free Spirit. Its soul urge number is 6 and its personality number is 8.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Eknath?
The lucky number for Eknath is 5 (with 14, 23, 32 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Bright Turquoise. The traditional lucky day is Wednesday and the associated gemstone is Aquamarine.