Payal
Payal means Anklet, foot ornament.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | girl |
| Origin | Gujarati |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Starts with | P |
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 “Anklet, foot ornament”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Nupura — Anklet, foot ornament, musical bells
- Silambarasan — King of anklet
- James — From Biblical Hebrew Yaʿăqōḇ, literally 'may He heel', related to the Hebrew word for the heel of the foot
- Zain — Meanings families give: Beauty, grace; Beauty, grace, ornament; Gulf Kerala Muslim name
- Aara — Meanings families give: Light bringer; Ornament, decoration
- Angad — Armlet, ornament of the body
More girls' names of Gujarati origin
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
Payal 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.