indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Gender Masculine
Usage Hindi
Meaning & History
Agastya is the name of a celebrated Hindu saint.
There are several theories as to where the name Agastya originates. One theory states that the root is Aj or Anj, which connotes "brighten, effulgent one" and links Agastya to "one who brightens" in darkness, and Agastya is traditionally the Indian name for Canopus, the second most brilliantly shining star found in skies in the Indian sub-continent, next to Sirius.
A third theory links it to Indo-European origins, through the Iranian word gasta meaning "sin, foul", and a-gasta would mean "not sin, not foul".
The fourth theory, based on folk etymology in verse 2.11 of the Ramayana states that Agastya is from aga "unmoving" or "mountain" and gam "move", and together these roots connote "one who is mover-of-mountains", or "mover-of-the-unmoving". The word is also written as Agasti and Agathiyar.
There are several theories as to where the name Agastya originates. One theory states that the root is Aj or Anj, which connotes "brighten, effulgent one" and links Agastya to "one who brightens" in darkness, and Agastya is traditionally the Indian name for Canopus, the second most brilliantly shining star found in skies in the Indian sub-continent, next to Sirius.
A third theory links it to Indo-European origins, through the Iranian word gasta meaning "sin, foul", and a-gasta would mean "not sin, not foul".
The fourth theory, based on folk etymology in verse 2.11 of the Ramayana states that Agastya is from aga "unmoving" or "mountain" and gam "move", and together these roots connote "one who is mover-of-mountains", or "mover-of-the-unmoving". The word is also written as Agasti and Agathiyar.