62%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Hinduism Scripts कार्त्तिकेय(Sanskrit) Meaning & History From Sanskrit कृत्तिका (krttika), the name for the constellation of the Pleiades, ultimately from कृत् (krt) meaning "to cut, to divide". This is another name for the Hindu god Skanda. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantKarthikeyanOther Languages & CulturesKartik(Hindi) Karthik(Malayalam) Kartik(Marathi) Karthik, Karthikeyan(Tamil) Karthik(Telugu) Categories celestial, constellations, Hinduism
