59%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Hinduism Scripts गोपाल(Sanskrit) Meaning & History Means "cow protector" from Sanskrit गो (go) meaning "cow" and पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector". This is another name of the Hindu god Krishna. It was also borne by the 8th-century founder of the Pala Empire in Bengal. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsgo + pālaOther Languages & CulturesGopal(Bengali) Gopal(Hindi) Gopal(Kannada) Gopal(Marathi) Gopal(Nepali) Gopal(Tamil) Gopal(Telugu) Categories animals, cows, defence, gods, Hinduism, protection