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Indian (southern states): Hindu name from

Sanskrit kṛṣnamūrti meaning ‘manifestation of the


god Krishna’, from krisna ‘black’ (epithet of an
incarnation of the god Vishnu) + murti ‘image’,
‘manifestation’. It is only a given name in India,
but has become a family name in the U.S. among
South Indians.

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