About the name Vidyasagar
Vidyasagar began as an honorific for scholars who had swallowed whole libraries, and Bengal made it permanently famous through its great nineteenth-century reformer. Today a leading South Indian film composer carries it as a single name, which keeps an old academic title unexpectedly current.
Vidyasagar is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced vid-yaa-SAA-gur. On the NameRarity scale it scores 95 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 19th century.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Vidyasagar?
Vidyasagar currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.6 people per million carry it — about 1 in 625,000. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Vidyasagar
- VidyasagarIndian film composer for Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam cinema
Spellings and variants of Vidyasagar
Names similar to Vidyasagar
Sagar
SAH-gur
The ocean
Vishwamitra
vish-waa-MIT-ruh
Friend of the world, the king who became a brahmarishi
Vasishtha
vuh-SISH-tuh
Most excellent, chief of the Saptarishi and guru to the Ikshvaku kings
Vyas
VYAHS
Compiler, arranger; the sage who composed the Mahabharata
Ambar
UM-bur
Sky, the atmosphere above
Nilkanth
NEEL-kunth
Blue-throated one, Shiva who swallowed the poison of the churning ocean
Parashuram
puh-ruh-shoo-RAAM
Rama with the axe, the sixth avatar of Vishnu
Vidya
VID-yah
Knowledge, learning; an epithet of Saraswati
Vidyasagar — frequently asked questions
What does the name Vidyasagar mean?
Vidyasagar means "Ocean of learning, a title given to great scholars". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a boy.
How do you pronounce Vidyasagar?
Vidyasagar is pronounced vid-yaa-SAA-gur, with 4 syllables.
How rare is the name Vidyasagar?
Vidyasagar scores 95 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 625,000 people carry it — about 1.6 per million.
What is the numerology number for Vidyasagar?
Vidyasagar carries the expression number 8, known as The Powerhouse. Its soul urge number is 3 and its personality number is 5.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Vidyasagar?
The lucky number for Vidyasagar is 8 (with 17, 26, 35 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Midnight Navy. The traditional lucky day is Saturday and the associated gemstone is Onyx.