Mamata

In the epics

Mamata appears in the Mahābhārata as a other: Wife of Utathya.

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.

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Meanings families give: Affection, maternal love; Affection, motherly love; attachment”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Mamatha — Love, affection, maternal feeling
• Vatsalya — Parental love, tender affection and motherly care
• Sneha — blandness, tenderness, love, attachment to, fondness or affection for (loc. gen., or comp.), friendship with ()
• Bhakti — attachment, devotion, fondness for, devotion to (with loc., gen. or ifc.), trust, homage, worship, piety, faith or love or devotion
• Anurag — attachment, affection, love, passion
• Neha — Meanings families give: Rain, love, affection; Love, affection, dew

Where this comes from

Mamata 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.