Sukanya
Sukanya means a beautiful girl.
Meaning: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
| Gender | girl |
| Origin | Sanskrit / Sanskrit-Telugu |
| Language | Hindi / Telugu |
| Starts with | S |
Classical Sanskrit origin
सुकन्या (sukanyā): a beautiful girl.
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.
In the epics
Sukanya appears in the Mahābhārata as a other: Daughter of Sharyati.
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.
- Rashi: Dhanu
- Nakshatra: Purva Ashadha
- More names starting with S
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “a beautiful girl”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Yuvika — Meanings families give: Young girl, youthful; Young woman, youthful girl
- Yashika — Success, fame, glorious girl
- Hemali — Meanings families give: Like gold, gilded, golden girl; Golden, of gold
- Nandhini — Joyful girl, daughter of joy
- Alka — Long curly hair, girl with curls
- Gopika — Cowherd girl, devotee of Krishna
More girls' names of Sanskrit / Sanskrit-Telugu origin
- Isha — Meanings families give: Goddess, divine; Goddess Parvati, ruler, purity; Goddess, pure, desire
- Siddhi — Meanings families give: Achievement, supernatural power; Accomplishment, magical power; Achievement, attainment, success; Achievement, perfection, spiritual power
- Niharika — Meanings families give: Dew drops, nebula; Dew drops, mist, galaxy; Dewdrops, morning dew
- Keerthi — Meanings families give: Fame, glory; Fame, glory, reputation
- Harika — Meanings families give: Lord Vishnu; Devotee of Hari, Vishnu
- Bhoomika — Meanings families give: Earth, role; Earth, role, foundation
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
Sukanya'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.