Amala

Classical Sanskrit origin

अमल (amala): n. spotless, stainless, clean, pure, shining.

Source: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), a public-domain scholarly reference — not every popular name today traces to a classical dictionary entry, so this section only appears where a verified match exists.

Traditional associations

In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule. Traditional rashi (by first letter, as commonly listed in this corpus) — not a personalized astrological reading, and not the same as the traditional first-syllable (akshara) method some families use.

• Rashi: Mesh
• Nakshatra: Krittika
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Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “n. spotless, stainless, clean, pure, shining”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Amal — n. spotless, stainless, clean, pure, shining
• Vimal — Meanings families give: Pure, clean, spotless; Pure, stainless, spotless
• Nimal — Clean, pure, stainless
• Swathi — Meanings families give: A star, pure; A star, very clean, pure; Pure, clean, bright star Swati
• Nirmala — n. spotless, unsullied, clean, pure, shining, resplendent
• Nirmal — n. spotless, unsullied, clean, pure, shining, resplendent

More girls' names of Sanskrit / Sanskrit-Malayalam / Tamil origin

• Sharanya — needing shelter or protection, seeking refuge with (comp.)
• Parvathy — Meanings families give: Goddess Parvati; Daughter of the mountain, Shiva consort; Goddess Parvati, daughter of Himavan
• Shanthi — Meanings families give: Peace, tranquility, calmness; Peace, calm; Peace, tranquility, calm
• Krishnapriya — Meanings families give: Beloved of Krishna; Beloved of Krishna, dear to Krishna
• Mahalakshmi — Meanings families give: Great Goddess Lakshmi, wealth divine; Great goddess Lakshmi; Great Goddess Lakshmi, the supreme wealth
• Umadevi — Meanings families give: Goddess Uma, Parvati divine; Goddess Uma, Parvati

Other names under Mesh rashi

• Aarav — Meanings families give: Peaceful, calm; Peaceful, calm, wise; Peaceful sound, wisdom; Calm, peaceful
• Aradhya — Worthy of worship
• Arjun — Meanings families give: Bright, shining, white; Bright, shining, the Pandava hero; Bright, shining, white, the Pandava hero; Bright, silver, the third Pandava; Bright, shining like silver and pure; Bright, shining, silver
• Aryan — Noble, of high birth
• Aadya — First, Goddess Durga
• Aarohi — Meanings families give: Musical ascending notes; Ascending musical note, progressing; Musical note; ascending; Musical note, ascending

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Mesh names.

Where this comes from

Amala's etymology is verified against Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.