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Radha
राधाSay it RAA-dhaa
- Meaning
- Prosperity, success; name of the cowherdess beloved by Krishna Monier-Williams, p. 876
- Say it
- RAA-dhaa
- Written
- राधा
- Other spellings
- Raadha
- First sound
- रा · Tula rashi
Radha
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Radha meaning
Radha (राधा) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, रा, it is a Tula rashi name (Chitra nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Prosperity, success; name of the cowherdess beloved by Krishna
Radha (राधा) is the Sanskrit rādhā, which Monier-Williams first glosses as "prosperity, success". The same entry lists the lunar mansion Viśākhā, lightning, and a stance in archery with the feet a span apart. Above all, Rādhā is the cowherd girl loved by Krishna, the favourite among the gopīs. Their love is the subject of Jayadeva's twelfth-century poem the Gītagovinda, and Rādhā was later worshipped as a goddess, sometimes as a form of Lakṣmī. In the Mahābhārata the name also belongs to Karṇa's foster-mother, the wife of the charioteer Adhiratha. Radhika is the name's fond, diminutive form, and both are used by Hindu families throughout India.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 876 · entry rādhā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, rādhā, p. 876 · Britannica, Gitagovinda · Britannica, gopi
Famous namesakes
- Radha, the beloved of Krishna
- Radha, foster-mother of Karna in the Mahabharata
Fits your syllable
First sound रा
Chitra nakshatra, pada 3 · Tula rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Radha · Raadha