Shyamala
Shyamala means n. dark-coloured.
Meaning: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
| Gender | girl |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Telugu |
| Language | Telugu |
| Starts with | S |
Classical Sanskrit origin
श्यामल (śyāmala): n. dark-coloured.
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 “n. dark-coloured”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Ranjitha — Meanings families give: Delighted, pleased, coloured; Pleased, delighted, pleased with colour
- Shubhra — bright-coloured
- Navrang — Nine colours, multi-coloured, vibrant
- Syamala — n. dark-coloured
- Ranjith — Meanings families give: Pleased, delighted; Delighted, colored, victorious; Pleased, delighted, coloured with joy
- Hiranmay — n. (for -) golden, gold-coloured
More girls' names of Sanskrit-Telugu origin
Other names under Dhanu rashi
- Subhadra — n. (-) very glorious or splendid or auspicious or fortunate
- 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
- Subhashree — Good fortune, beautiful blessing
- 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
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Dhanu names.
Where this comes from
Shyamala'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.