50%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Hinduism Scripts जगदीश(Sanskrit) Meaning & History Means "ruler of the world" from Sanskrit जगत् (jagat) meaning "world" and ईश (īśa) meaning "ruler, lord". This is another name of the Hindu god Vishnu or his avatar Krishna. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsjagat + īśaOther Languages & CulturesJagdish(Gujarati) Jagdish(Hindi) Jagadish(Kannada) Jagdish(Marathi) Jagadish(Telugu) Categories gods, Hinduism, leadership, rulers, world