Girl · Kannada (uncertain) · Hindu
Shantala
शांतलाSay it SHAAN-tuh-laa
- Meaning today
- Peaceful, tranquil
- In the dictionaries
- No dictionary meaning confirmed for the name itself
- Say it
- SHAAN-tuh-laa
- Written
- शांतला
- Other spellings
- Shanthala
Shantala
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Shantala meaning
Shantala (शांतला) is a Hindu girl's name of Kannada origin (uncertain).
Meaning today
Peaceful, tranquil
In the dictionaries
We haven't confirmed a dictionary meaning for the name itself. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Shantala (शांतला) is best known as the name of Shantala Devi, the 12th-century queen of the Hoysala king Vishnuvardhana, celebrated for her dancing and music and remembered in Kannada as Natya Rani Shantala; inscriptions at Shravanabelagola record her gifts to Jain shrines. Name lists translate Shantala as "peaceful" or "tranquil", which links it to Sanskrit śānta, "calm". We could not find the name itself in the classic dictionaries, so that meaning is unconfirmed. It remains a cherished Kannada girls' name.
References: Wikipedia, Shantala Devi · Wikipedia, Shantala
Famous namesakes
- Shantala Devi, 12th-century Hoysala queen
- Shantala Shivalingappa, Kuchipudi dancer
Spellings
Shantala · Shanthala