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Kanta
कांताSay it KAAN-taa
- Meaning today
- Beautiful, desired, beloved
- Original meaning
- "a beloved or lovely woman; a wife; the earth" Monier-Williams, p. 270
- Say it
- KAAN-taa
- Written
- कांता
- Other spellings
- Kantha, Kaanta
- First sound
- का · Mithun rashi
Kanta
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Kanta meaning
Kanta (कांता) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, का, it is a Mithun rashi name (Mrigashira nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
A beloved or lovely woman; a wife; the earth
Also used to mean: beautiful, desired
Kanta (कांता) is the feminine of Sanskrit kānta, which Monier-Williams defines as desired, loved, dear, pleasing, lovely and beautiful. As a noun kāntā means a beloved or charming woman or a wife, and, more poetically, the earth; the masculine kānta is used for the moon, for spring and as an epithet of Krishna. Name lists give "beautiful", "desired" or "beloved", all matching the dictionary. Kanta is a name in its own right and also forms the end of names such as Shashikanta and Chandrakanta.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 270 · entry kāntā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, kānta and kāntā, p. 270
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
Kanta · Kantha · Kaanta