Kartikeya

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10/6/2024, 9:08 PM	Mike C	update #116
6/9/2023, 2:32 PM	Mike C	update #114
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
1/10/2017, 9:56 AM	Mike C	added

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.