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Priyamvada
प्रियंवदाSay it pri-YUM-vuh-daa
- Meaning today
- Sweet-spoken, one who speaks kindly
- Original meaning
- "speaking kindly, sweet-spoken; a woman's name in Śakuntalā" Monier-Williams, p. 710
- Say it
- pri-YUM-vuh-daa
- Written
- प्रियंवदा
- Other spellings
- Priyamvadha, Priyanvada
Priyamvada
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Priyamvada meaning
Priyamvada (प्रियंवदा) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
Speaking kindly, sweet-spoken; a woman's name in Śakuntalā
Also used to mean: one who speaks kindly
Priyamvada (प्रियंवदा) is made from priya, "pleasant, dear", and vada, "speaking", so it describes someone who speaks kindly. Monier-Williams gives priyaṃvada as speaking kindly, agreeable and affable, and records Priyaṃvadā as a metre and as a woman's name in Kālidāsa's play Abhijñānaśākuntalam, where she and Anasūyā are the two companions of Śakuntalā in the hermitage. Name lists give "sweet-spoken" or "one who speaks kindly", matching the dictionary. Priyamvadha is a South Indian spelling.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 710 · entry priyaṃvada, priyaṃvadā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, priyaṃvada, priyaṃvadā, p. 710 · Wikipedia, Abhijnanashakuntalam
Famous namesakes
- Priyamvada, Shakuntala's companion in Kalidasa's Abhijnanashakuntalam
Spellings
Priyamvada · Priyamvadha · Priyanvada