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Kalidas
कालिदासSay it KAA-li-daas
- Meaning today
- Servant of Kali
- Original meaning
- "'servant of Kālī'; name of the celebrated Sanskrit poet" Monier-Williams, p. 279
- Say it
- KAA-li-daas
- Written
- कालिदास
- Other spellings
- Kalidasa, Kalidass
- First sound
- का · Mithun rashi
Kalidas
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Kalidas meaning
Kalidas (कालिदास) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, का, it is a Mithun rashi name (Mrigashira nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
'servant of Kālī'; name of the celebrated Sanskrit poet
Also used to mean: servant of Kali
Kalidas (कालिदास) is Sanskrit kālidāsa, "servant of Kālī", from Kālī, the goddess Durgā in her dark form, and dāsa, "servant". Monier-Williams records it above all as the name of the celebrated poet who wrote Śakuntalā, Vikramorvaśī and Mālavikāgnimitra, the Meghadūta and the Raghuvaṃśa, usually dated to around the 4th–5th century. Parents who choose the name honour both the goddess and the poet. Name lists give "servant of Kali", which matches the dictionary.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 279 · entry kāli-dāsa · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, kāli-dāsa, p. 279 · Wikipedia, Kalidasa
Famous namesakes
- Kalidasa, classical Sanskrit poet and dramatist
Fits your syllable
First sound का
Mrigashira nakshatra, pada 3 · Mithun rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Kalidas · Kalidasa · Kalidass