Alaknanda

Alaknanda meaning

Alaknanda (अलकनन्दा) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, अ, it is a Mesh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.

Name of a Himalayan river that joins the Ganges; a young girl

Also used to mean: a river, the Ganga

Alaknanda (अलकनन्दा) is the name of one of the two headstreams of the Ganga. Monier-Williams records alakanandā as a river flowing from the Himalaya into the Ganges, citing the Mahābhārata, and also lists it as a word for a young girl. The river rises in glaciers above Badrinath in Uttarakhand and meets the Bhagirathi at Devprayag, where the two become the Ganga. Name lists often shorten this to "the Ganga"; strictly it is the Ganga's sister stream. The word is linked to alakā, the name of Kubera's Himalayan city.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 94 · entry alakanandā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, alakanandā, p. 94 · Wikipedia, Alaknanda River

Fits your syllable

First sound अ

Krittika nakshatra, pada 1 · Mesh rashi

North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Alaknanda · Alakananda · Alaknandaa

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