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Ujjwal
उज्ज्वलSay it UJ-jwul
- Meaning
- Shining brightly, luminous; clear; lovely, beautiful Monier-Williams, p. 174
- Say it
- UJ-jwul
- Written
- उज्ज्वल
- Other spellings
- Ujjval, Ujwal
- First sound
- उ · Vrishabh rashi
Ujjwal
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Ujjwal meaning
Ujjwal (उज्ज्वल) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, उ, it is a Vrishabh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Shining brightly, luminous; clear; lovely, beautiful
Ujjwal (उज्ज्वल) is Sanskrit ujjvala, from ud, "up", and the root jval, "to blaze", so the word pictures a flame leaping upward. Monier-Williams gives it as shining brightly, luminous and splendid, and also as clear, lovely and beautiful, citing Suśruta, the Mahābhārata and later works. As a masculine noun it can mean love or passion, and as a neuter noun gold. Indian name lists give Ujjwal as bright or radiant, which matches the dictionary. In modern Hindi ujjwal is an everyday word of praise, used of a bright future or a spotless name. It is a boy's name, and Ujjwala is the feminine form.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 174 · entry ujjvala · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, ujjvala, p. 174
Fits your syllable
First sound उ
Krittika nakshatra, pada 3 · Vrishabh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Ujjwal · Ujjval · Ujwal