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Kuntala
कुंतलाSay it KOON-tuh-laa
- Meaning today
- Beautiful hair
- Original meaning
- "the hair of the head, a lock of hair" Monier-Williams, p. 291
- Say it
- KOON-tuh-laa
- Written
- कुंतला
- Other spellings
- Kuntla
- First sound
- कु · Mithun rashi
Kuntala
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Kuntala meaning
Kuntala (कुंतला) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, कु, it is a Mithun rashi name (Ardra nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
The hair of the head, a lock of hair
Also used to mean: beautiful hair
Kuntala (कुंतला) comes from Sanskrit kuntala, "the hair of the head, a lock of hair". Monier-Williams records the word in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa and in classical poetry, along with rarer senses such as a kind of head-dress, a drinking cup and a perfume; in the plural it is the name of an ancient people and their land. Name lists explain Kuntala as "a woman with beautiful hair", a fair reading of a word poets used for flowing locks. The Odia poet and freedom fighter Kuntala Kumari Sabat is a noted bearer.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 291 · entry kuntala · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, kuntala, p. 291 · Kuntala Kumari Sabat (Wikipedia)
Famous namesakes
- Kuntala Kumari Sabat, Odia poet and freedom fighter
Fits your syllable
First sound कु
Ardra nakshatra, pada 1 · Mithun rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Kuntala · Kuntla