As a deity name
Name 190 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 504 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 688 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
पुण्यकीर्ति · adj
पवित्र कीर्तिवाला । पूजनीय — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
bearing a good name, famous, celebrated
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
puṇya—kīrti mfn. bearing a good name, famous, celebrated, MBh.
puṇya—kīrti m. N. of a man (whose shape was assumed by Viṣṇu), SkandaP.
Alternative readings
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