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Lochana
लोचनाSay it LOH-chuh-naa
- Meaning today
- Eye, beautiful eyes
- Original meaning
- "the eye; illuminating; name of a Buddhist goddess" Monier-Williams, p. 907
- Say it
- LOH-chuh-naa
- Written
- लोचना
- Other spellings
- Lochanaa
- First sound
- लो · Mesh rashi
Lochana
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Lochana meaning
Lochana (लोचना) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, लो, it is a Mesh rashi name (Bharani nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
The eye; illuminating; name of a Buddhist goddess
Also used to mean: beautiful eyes
Lochana (लोचना) is the feminine of Sanskrit locana, the eye or organ of sight, from the verb loc, "to see". Monier-Williams also gives locana as an adjective meaning illuminating or brightening, and records Locanā as the name of a Buddhist goddess. The word appears in many classical compounds for beautiful eyes, such as kamala-locana, "lotus-eyed". Name lists give eye or beautiful eyes, matching the dictionary. Lochana is the girls' form of Lochan and is used mainly in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 907 · entry locana · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, locana, p. 907
Fits your syllable
First sound लो
Bharani nakshatra, pada 4 · Mesh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Lochana · Lochanaa