Radha

Radha means Meanings families give: Beloved of Krishna, success; Devotee of Lord Krishna, prosperity.

Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.

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OriginSanskrit / Sanskrit-Marathi
LanguageHindi / Marathi
Starts withR

In the epics

Radha appears in the Mahābhārata as a Suta foster-mother of Karna: Wife of Adhiratha.

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.

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.

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Meanings families give: Beloved of Krishna, success; Devotee of Lord Krishna, prosperity”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

More girls' names of Sanskrit / Sanskrit-Marathi origin

Other names under Tula rashi

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

Where this comes from

Radha 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.