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Hemlata
हेमलताSay it HAYM-luh-taa
- Meaning
- Golden creeper, a climbing plant; also a princess's name Monier-Williams, p. 1304
- Say it
- HAYM-luh-taa
- Written
- हेमलता
- Other spellings
- Hemalata, Hemalatha, Hemlatha
- First sound
- हे · Kark rashi
Hemlata
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Hemlata meaning
Hemlata (हेमलता) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, हे, it is a Kark rashi name (Pushya nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Golden creeper, a climbing plant; also a princess's name
Hemlata (हेमलता) is the Sanskrit hemalatā, from heman, "gold", and latā, "a creeper or vine". Monier-Williams records it as a climbing plant, the golden creeper, and also as the name of a princess in the Kathāsaritsāgara, the great collection of Sanskrit tales. A slender, flowering creeper is a common image of a graceful woman in Sanskrit poetry. Name lists give Hemlata as "golden creeper", which matches the dictionary. The full spelling Hemalata or Hemalatha is used in South India.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1304 · entry hema-latā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, hema-latā, p. 1304 · Wikipedia, Hemlata (singer)
Famous namesakes
- Hemlata, Hindi film playback singer
Fits your syllable
First sound हे
Pushya nakshatra, pada 2 · Kark rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Hemlata · Hemalata · Hemalatha · Hemlatha