Meaning: Age; era; cosmic cycle; from Sanskrit yuga (an age of the world, a cosmic time cycle in Hindu cosmology — the four yugas span 4.32 million years)High
In 30 seconds: A Sanskrit name meaning 'cosmic age' or 'era,' from yuga — the four great ages of the world in Hindu cosmology (Satya, Treta, Dvapara, and Kali Yuga). Naming a child Yug names them for the vastness of cosmic time.
MeaningAge; era; cosmic cycle; from Sanskrit yuga (an age of the world, a cosmic time cycle in Hindu cosmology — the four yugas span 4.32 million years)
Yug comes from Sanskrit yuga (a cosmic age, one of four periods in the cycle of creation: Satya/Krita, Treta, Dvapara, and Kali). Together the four yugas span a Mahayuga of 4.32 million years. As a given name Yug is used in Hindi-speaking communities.
Yug is used primarily in Indian and South Asian communities. Its 2024 ranking of #2387 for boys reflects modest use in these communities in the United States.
Did you know? In Hindu cosmology, we are currently living in the Kali Yuga — the fourth and most degenerate age of the world cycle, which began in 3102 BCE and lasts 432,000 years. We are only about 5,000 years into an age that has 427,000 more years to run.
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