Sarala
Sarala means upright, sincere, candid, honest, artless.
Meaning: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
| Gender | girl |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Odia |
| Language | Odia |
| Starts with | S |
Classical Sanskrit origin
सरल (sarala): upright, sincere, candid, honest, artless.
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.
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: Dhanu
- Nakshatra: Uttara Ashadha
- More names starting with S
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “upright, sincere, candid, honest, artless”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Pragun — n. straight (lit. and lig.), right, correct, honest, upright
- Lalita — artless, innocent, soft, gentle, charming, lovely ( ind.)
- Hardik — Heartfelt, sincere, from the heart
- Sadiq — Truthful, sincere, loyal; Malabar Muslim name
- Pranjali — Humble salutation, simple and sincere
- Amish — Honest, sincere and free from deceit
More girls' names of Sanskrit-Odia origin
Other names under Dhanu rashi
- Shruti — Meanings families give: Heard, sacred scriptures, Vedas; That which is heard, the Vedas; Hearing, sacred scriptures
- Ayyappan — Meanings families give: Lord Ayyappa; Lord Ayyappa, divine son of Shiva and Vishnu
- Tanushree — Meanings families give: Beautiful body, graceful; One with a beautiful body; graceful woman
- Sowmya — Meanings families give: Gracious, calm, born of moonlight; Gentle, soft, pleasing; Gentle, calm, mild, Goddess Parvati; Gentle, soft, pleasing, calm
- Deepali — Meanings families give: Row of lamps, festival of lights; A row of lamps, Diwali lights
- Drashti — Sight, vision, eye
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Dhanu names.
Where this comes from
Sarala'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.