Kali

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: Mithun
• Nakshatra: Ardra
• More names starting with K

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Meanings families give: The dark goddess, time, destroyer of evil; Dark goddess; the fierce form of Shakti”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Pavitr — n. purifying, averting evil, pure, holy, sacred, sinless, beneficent
• Dushyant — Destroyer of evil, one who removes wickedness
• Parvati — Meanings families give: Daughter of the mountain, Shiva consort; Daughter of mountain, goddess Shakti
• Banashankari — Forest goddess Parvati, Shakti
• Arhan — Destroyer of enemies, God
• Shiva — Auspicious, the destroyer

More girls' names of Sanskrit / Sanskrit-Bengali origin

• Esha — Meanings families give: Desire, wish, goddess Parvati; Desire, wish; one who is desired
• Padma — Meanings families give: Lotus flower, Goddess Lakshmi; Lotus; Goddess Lakshmi seated on lotus
• Minakshi — Meanings families give: Fish-eyed goddess, Parvati of Madurai; Fish-eyed goddess; Goddess Meenakshi
• Indrani — Meanings families give: Wife of Indra; Wife of Indra; queen of the gods
• Adrika — Meanings families give: Celestial, of the mountains; Celestial; of the mountains
• Urmila — Meanings families give: Wife of Lakshmana, enchanting; Enchanting, waves of passion; wife of Lakshmana

Other names under Mithun rashi

• Diya — Meanings families give: Lamp, light; Lamp, divine light
• Krish — Meanings families give: Lord Krishna; Short form of Krishna, dark, attractive
• Yash — Meanings families give: Glory, fame; Fame, glory, success, celebrity; Fame, glory, success; Success, glory, fame
• Kavya — a poem, poetical composition with a coherent plot by a single author (opposed to an Itihāsa)
• Dev — God, divine being
• Jiya — Meanings families give: Sweetheart, piece of heart; Heart, sweetheart

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

Where this comes from

Kali 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.