Boy · Sanskrit · Hindu
Mohanlal
मोहनलालSay it MO-hun-laal
- Meaning today
- Attractive, charming, beloved
- Original meaning
- "mohana 'bewitching, infatuating' + lāl 'darling, son'" Monier-Williams, p. 836
- Say it
- MO-hun-laal
- Written
- मोहनलाल
- Other spellings
- Mohan Lal
- First sound
- मो · Simha rashi
Mohanlal
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Mohanlal meaning
Mohanlal (मोहनलाल) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, मो, it is a Simha rashi name (Purva Phalguni nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Mohana 'bewitching, infatuating' + lāl 'darling, son'
Also used to mean: attractive, charming, beloved
Mohanlal (मोहनलाल) joins mohana with the Hindi lāl, "darling, son". Monier-Williams gives mohana as "bewildering, infatuating", and records it as a name of Śiva and of one of the five arrows of the god of love. In everyday Hindi, Mohan is above all a name of Krishna, the enchanting one, so Mohanlal reads as "charming darling" or "Krishna's own dear one". The Malayalam actor Mohanlal has said his name was inspired by the freedom-struggle era of Mohandas Gandhi.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 836 · entry mohana · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, mohana, p. 836 · Platts, lāl, p. 946 · Onmanorama, Mohanlal reveals secret behind name
Famous namesakes
- Mohanlal, Malayalam film actor
Fits your syllable
First sound मो
Purva Phalguni nakshatra, pada 1 · Simha rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Mohanlal · Mohan Lal