Hema

In the epics

Hema appears in the Rāmāyaṇa: Apsara; beloved friend of Svayamprabha.

Source: Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0). Many characters share a name across the epics — this is one notable figure who bore it, not a claim about the name's only meaning.

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: Kark
• Nakshatra: Ashlesha
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Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Meanings families give: Gold, one who is golden; Golden, gold; Gold, golden, Parvati”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Nishka — Meanings families give: Pure, honest gold; Pure, gold coin
• Sonali — Golden, made of gold
• Hemant — Meanings families give: Winter, the cold season, golden and of early winter; Gold, winter season; Winter season; golden
• Sona — Gold, golden, the precious metal
• Hemali — Meanings families give: Like gold, gilded, golden girl; Golden, of gold
• Sonal — Golden, made of gold

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

• Swathi — Meanings families give: A star, pure; A star, very clean, pure; Pure, clean, bright star Swati
• Meghana — Meanings families give: Cloud, rain; Cloud, rain cloud, musical raaga; Cloud, rain-bearing cloud; Cloud, rainy sky
• Shobha — Meanings families give: Splendor, beauty, shine; Splendor, beauty, brilliance; Brilliance, beauty, splendour

Other names under Kark rashi

• Priya — Meanings families give: Beloved, dear; Beloved, dear one, darling; Beloved, dear one; Dear, beloved; one who is cherished; Beloved, dear one, cherished
• Divyansh — Divine part, a sacred portion of the supreme divine
• Disha — Meanings families give: Direction, path, guiding light; Direction, guidance, aim; Direction, path
• Ganesh — Meanings families give: Lord of all beings, elephant-headed god of wisdom; Lord of ganas, elephant god; Lord of all beings, elephant-headed god; Lord of hosts, elephant-headed deity
• Khushi — Happiness, joy
• Devansh — Part of God, divine fraction and heavenly portion

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

Where this comes from

Hema has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. 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.