Padma

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: Kanya
• Nakshatra: Hasta
• More names starting with P

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Meanings families give: Lotus flower, Goddess Lakshmi; Lotus; Goddess Lakshmi seated on lotus”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Padmavathi — Meanings families give: She who sits on lotus, Lakshmi; Goddess who lives in lotus; Goddess Lakshmi, seated on lotus; Goddess Lakshmi, lotus-born
• Alarmel — Goddess Lakshmi seated on a lotus
• Neeraj — Lotus, born from water, pure
• Aravind — Meanings families give: Lotus; Lotus flower
• Charan — Meanings families give: Feet, one who moves; Lotus feet, one who seeks refuge; Feet of God, sacred touch of the divine
• Kamala — Meanings families give: Lotus, Goddess Lakshmi, pale red; Lotus, Goddess Lakshmi

More girls' names of Sanskrit / Sanskrit-Bengali origin

• Esha — Meanings families give: Desire, wish, goddess Parvati; Desire, wish; one who is desired
• 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
• Jayanti — Meanings families give: Victorious, daughter of Indra; Victorious; born on a day of victory

Other names under Kanya rashi

• Dhruv — Meanings families give: Pole star, constant; Pole star, fixed, immovable; Pole star, fixed and unwavering
• Parth — Meanings families give: Prince, Arjuna; Arjuna, prince; Son of Pritha, another name for Arjuna the great hero; Arjuna, son of Pritha, earthly; Son of Pritha; name of Arjuna; Arjuna, one who never misses the target; Arjuna, king, prince
• Prisha — Meanings families give: Beloved, God's gift; Beloved, darling; Beloved, God gifted, talent
• Priyanka — Meanings families give: Lovable, beautiful; Favourite, dear one, lovable; Lovable, dear one; Lovable, dear, beautiful; Lovable, dear one, winning heart; Loveable, charming, dear; Lovable, dear; Lovable, dear, beloved
• Pihu — Meanings families give: Sound of a bird; Chirping of birds; sweet sound; Sweet sound, chirping of birds; Sweet sound, chirping bird
• Pooja — Meanings families give: Prayer, worship, adoration; Worship, prayer; Worship, prayer, reverence; Worship, prayer, adoration

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

Where this comes from

Padma 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.