Girl · Sanskrit (Gujarati usage) · Hindu
Alpa
अल्पाSay it UL-paa
- Meaning today
- Little, small, modest
- Original meaning
- "small, little, minute" Monier-Williams, p. 95
- Say it
- UL-paa
- Written
- अल्पा
- Other spellings
- Alpaa
- First sound
- अ · Mesh rashi
Alpa
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Alpa meaning
Alpa (अल्पा) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin (Gujarati usage). By its first sound, अ, it is a Mesh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Small, little, minute
Also used to mean: modest
Alpa (अल्पा) comes from Sanskrit alpa, which Monier-Williams defines as small, minute, little, the opposite of bahu, "much". The word survives in Hindi and Gujarati in expressions such as alpāhār, "a light meal". As a name it has the tender sense of "the little one", and some families read it as modesty. Alpa is used mainly in Gujarati families, and it pairs with the boys' name Alpesh.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 95 · entry alpa · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, alpa, p. 95
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
Alpa · Alpaa