About the name Vamana
Vamana asks for three paces of land and then takes the cosmos, which is why Kerala still celebrates Onam as the day the humbled king Bali is allowed home. Waman is the everyday Marathi form, and it has a plainness the Sanskrit original never lost.
Vamana is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced VAA-muh-nuh. On the NameRarity scale it scores 96 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 classical era.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Vamana?
Vamana currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.4 people per million carry it — about 1 in 714,286. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Vamana
- Vamanadwarf brahmin avatar of Vishnu central to the Onam legend of Kerala
Spellings and variants of Vamana
Names similar to Vamana
Sugriva
soo-GREE-vuh
One with a beautiful neck, the vanara king who allied with Rama
Upendra
oo-PEN-druh
Younger brother of Indra, an epithet of Vishnu as Vamana
Harihar
HUH-ree-hur
Vishnu and Shiva as one composite deity
Krishna
KRISH-nah
Dark, deep blue-black; the eighth avatar of Vishnu
Mohini
moh-HEE-nee
Enchantress; the female avatar Vishnu takes to bewitch the demons
Narasimha
nuh-ruh-SIM-huh
Man-lion, the fourth avatar of Vishnu
Parashuram
puh-ruh-shoo-RAAM
Rama with the axe, the sixth avatar of Vishnu
Rajesh
ruh-JAYSH
King of kings, ruler among rulers
Vamana — frequently asked questions
What does the name Vamana mean?
Vamana means "The dwarf, fifth avatar of Vishnu who humbled king Bali". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a boy.
How do you pronounce Vamana?
Vamana is pronounced VAA-muh-nuh, with 3 syllables.
How rare is the name Vamana?
Vamana scores 96 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 714,286 people carry it — about 1.4 per million.
What is the numerology number for Vamana?
Vamana carries the expression number 7, known as The Seeker. Its soul urge number is 3 and its personality number is 4.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Vamana?
The lucky number for Vamana is 7 (with 16, 25, 34 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Deep Violet. The traditional lucky day is Monday and the associated gemstone is Sapphire.