62%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Hinduism Scripts कार्त्तिकेय(Sanskrit) Meaning & History From Sanskrit कृत्तिका (Kṛttikā), the Indian name for the constellation the Pleiades, ultimately from कृत् (kṛt) meaning "to cut, to divide". This is another name for the Hindu god Skanda, given because he was raised by the Krttikas. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootKṛttikāVariantKarthikeyanOther Languages & CulturesKartik(Hindi) Karthik(Malayalam) Kartik(Marathi) Karthik, Karthikeyan(Tamil) Karthik(Telugu) Categories celestial, constellations, Hinduism
