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Swarnali
स्वर्णालीSay it shor-NAA-lee
- Meaning
- Golden (from svarṇa 'gold') Monier-Williams, p. 1282
- Say it
- shor-NAA-lee
- Written
- स्वर्णाली
- Other spellings
- Swarnalee, Sornali
Swarnali
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Swarnali meaning
Swarnali (स्वर्णाली) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin (Bengali usage).
Golden (from svarṇa 'gold')
Swarnali (स्वर्णाली) is a Bengali girls' name built on Sanskrit svarṇa, "gold", which Monier-Williams explains as a contraction of suvarṇa, literally "of a good colour". The ending matches the Bengali adjective sonāli, "golden", from sonā, "gold", which gives the name Sonali; Swarnali is the same idea in a more Sanskrit form. The whole word is not listed in the Samsad Bengali dictionary, so we cite the root. Name lists give "golden", which fits that derivation. Swarna and Swarnima are related names.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1282 · entry svarṇa · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, svarṇa, p. 1282 · Samsad Bengali–English Dictionary, sbarṇa, p. 1039
Spellings
Swarnali · Swarnalee · Sornali