Kanaka
Kanaka means Meanings families give: Gold, precious; Gold, golden, auspicious.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | unisex |
| Origin | Telugu |
| Language | Telugu |
| Starts with | K |
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Meanings families give: Gold, precious; Gold, golden, auspicious”. 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
- Hema — Meanings families give: Gold, one who is golden; Golden, gold; Gold, golden, Parvati
- Hemali — Meanings families give: Like gold, gilded, golden girl; Golden, of gold
More unisex names of Telugu origin
- Naga — Meanings families give: Serpent, divine serpent; Serpent goddess, divine snake
Where this comes from
Kanaka 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.