65%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Hinduism Scripts पुरुषोत्तम(Sanskrit) Meaning & History Means "the highest man" from Sanskrit पुरुष (puruṣa) meaning "man" and उत्तम (uttama) meaning "highest". This is another name of the Hindu god Vishnu or his avatars Krishna and Rama. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootspuruṣa + uttamaOther Languages & CulturesPurushottam(Hindi) Purushottam(Marathi) Categories greatness, Hinduism, the best