vishvanAtha - विश्वनाथ

• meaning = lord (nAtha) of the universe (vishva)
• pronunciation = vi-shwa-naa-th
• ITRANS = vishvanAtha.
• common english spelling = vishwanath.
  technically, sanskrit letter is pronounced like 'w' (labial, lips rounded and sounded as oo + uh) and not like 'v' (fricative, lower lip under upper teeth). but traditional spellings have been using v AND w in the spelling, that is just tradition. that is why, ITRANS, the initial attempts at using roman characters to map sanskrit letters, recognizes BOTH v and w for the sound, since there IS NO v sound in sanskrit.
• gender = male
1. vishvesha (m) = vishva (universe)+ iisha (lord) = universe + lord = shiva
2. vishveshvara (m) = vishva (universe)+ iishvara (lord) = universe + lord = shiva
• famous names =
  
  
  
  Viswanathan Anand - (above) the forever surprising and awesome grandmaster of chess
  
  Gundappa Viswanath, famous cricketer.
  
  
  
  Mokshagundam_Visvesvarayya, (above) the visionary architect and engineer of karNATaka state (erstwhile mysore kingdom) who lived for 102 years.
  
  Viswanatha Satyanarayana, famous telugu poet
  
  Divakar Viswanath mathematician
  
  viswanatha swamy temple - kerala temple
  
  kashi vishwanath temple - famous shiva temple in kAshI (vArANasI) 
  

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vaasudeva - वासुदेव

वासुदेव
the base word is vasu - वसु  (see vAsudeva in the variations)

• meaning = vasu = wealth; bounty; precious stone; gold; eight vasus (type of devas), hence number eight; kubera; shiva; agni;
• pronunciation = va-su
• ITRANS = vasu
• common english spelling = vasu
• gender = m
• variations of names =
1. vasudeva (m) = वसुदेव = father of kRiShNa, son of sUra. the shloka for kRiShNa goes - 'vasudeva-sutam devam kaMsa chANUra-mardanam...' here vasudeva is the father, and vasudeva-sutam become kRiShNa, the son of vasudeva.
2. vasudhA (f) = वसुधा = earth; the treasure (-dhA) of vasu (wealth)
3. vAsudeva (m) = वासुदेव = of vasudeva; son of vasudeva, kRiShNa. the famous mantra - 'om namo bhagavate vAsudevAya' is addressed to vAsudeva.
4. vasudhArA (f) = वसुधारा = capital city of kubera.
5. vAsavaH (m) = वासवः = indra
6. vasundharA (f) = वसुंधरा = earth, the one bearing, holding the wealth (natural resources)
7. other words, not necessarily names -
   • vastu = वस्तु = thing, from vas ; vastutaH = in reality, actually;
   • vAsuH = वासुः = (sarvatra vasati, resides everywhere) AtmA, viShNu
   • vAsuki = वासुकि = name of a particular nAga (snake)

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