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Ujjwala
उज्ज्वलाSay it UJ-jwuh-laa
- Meaning today
- Bright, radiant
- Original meaning
- "splendour, clearness, brightness" Monier-Williams, p. 174
- Say it
- UJ-jwuh-laa
- Written
- उज्ज्वला
- Other spellings
- Ujwala, Ujjvala, Ujjwalaa
- First sound
- उ · Vrishabh rashi
Ujjwala
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Ujjwala meaning
Ujjwala (उज्ज्वला) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin (Marathi usage). By its first sound, उ, it is a Vrishabh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Splendour, clearness, brightness
Also used to mean: radiant
Ujjwala (उज्ज्वला) is Sanskrit ujjvalā, from ud-, "up", and the verb jval, "to blaze". Monier-Williams gives the adjective ujjvala as "blazing up, luminous, splendid", "clean, clear" and "lovely, beautiful", and the feminine noun ujjvalā as "splendour, clearness, brightness"; it is also the name of a Sanskrit metre. Name lists give Ujjwala as "bright" or "radiant", which matches the dictionary. It is the feminine partner of the boys' name Ujjwal and is used mainly in Maharashtra, where it is also spelt Ujwala.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 174 · entry ujjvalā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, ujjvala and ujjvalā, 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
Ujjwala · Ujwala · Ujjvala · Ujjwalaa