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Umakant
उमाकांतSay it oo-maa-KAANT
- Meaning today
- Beloved of Uma, Lord Shiva
- Original meaning
- "Umā's beloved, an epithet of Shiva" Monier-Williams, p. 217
- Say it
- oo-maa-KAANT
- Written
- उमाकांत
- Other spellings
- Umakanth, Umakanta
- First sound
- उ · Vrishabh rashi
Umakant
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Umakant meaning
Umakant (उमाकांत) 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.
Umā's beloved, an epithet of Shiva
Also used to mean: beloved of Uma, Lord Shiva
Umakant (उमाकांत) is the Sanskrit umākānta, "Umā's beloved". Umā is a name of Pārvatī, daughter of the mountain Himavat and wife of Śiva, and kānta means "beloved" or "husband". Monier-Williams gives umākānta as an epithet of Śiva, citing the thirteenth book of the Mahābhārata. Name lists give "beloved of Uma" or "Lord Shiva", matching the dictionary. It belongs to a family of Śiva names built on Umā, such as Umapati, Umashankar and Umesh. It is also spelled Umakanth and Umakanta.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Shiva.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 217 · entry umā-kānta · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, umā-kānta, p. 217 · Monier-Williams, umā, p. 217
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
Umakant · Umakanth · Umakanta