As a deity name
Name 666 of the Gopal Sahasranāma — Sammohana Tantra, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 400 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
Name 774 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
patr. fr. Gotama (N. of Kuśri, Uddālaka, Aruṇa, of Śaradvat, of Śatānanda, of Śākya-muni; of Nodhas and Vāma-deva, of a teacher of ritual, of a grammarian, [with the epithet sthavi…
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "gautamāya" is the dative of "gautama" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
gautama mf(ī)n. relating to Gotama (with pada-stobha m. pl. N. of a Sāman)
gautama m. patr. fr. Gotama (N. of Kuśri, Uddālaka, Aruṇa, ŚBr.; of Śaradvat, Hariv.; Mṛcch. v, 30; VP.; of Śatānanda, L.; of Śākya-muni; of Nodhas and Vāma-deva, RAnukr.; of a teacher of ritual, Lāṭy.; ĀśvŚr.; ĀśvGṛ.; of a grammarian, TPrāt.; Lāṭy. [with the epithet sthavira]; of a legislator, Yājñ. i, 5; the father of Ekata, Dvita, and Trita, MBh. ix, 2073)
Alternative readings
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