What does the name Manimala mean?

Manimala means "a string or necklace of jewels or pearls". It is a girl's name of Bengali origin.

What is the classical Sanskrit origin of Manimala?

मणिमाला (maṇimālā): a string or necklace of jewels or pearls, per the Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).

Manimala

Manimala means a string or necklace of jewels or pearls.

Meaning: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).

Gender	girl
Origin	Bengali
Language	Bengali
Starts with	M

Classical Sanskrit origin

मणिमाला (maṇimālā): a string or necklace of jewels or pearls.

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.

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “a string or necklace of jewels or pearls”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

Ekavali — Single-strung necklace, unique one
Veena — Meanings families give: Musical instrument, lute; Musical instrument, string instrument; A stringed musical instrument, melodious; Musical instrument, one who is melodious
Ratnabali — String of gems, garland of jewels
Manipriya — Beloved of jewels
Alankrita — Decorated, adorned with jewels
Muthumari — Rain of pearls

More girls' names of Bengali origin

Shiuli — Night jasmine flower; fragrant autumn bloom
Oishee — Divine, of God; belonging to the divine
Doyel — The Oriental Magpie Robin; national bird of Bangladesh
Brishti — Rain; the blessed monsoon rains
Mili — To meet, to unite
Reeya — Singer; one with a melodious voice

Where this comes from

Manimala'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.