Tilottama
Tilottama means Made of sesame, divine apsara.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | girl |
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Language | Hindi |
| Starts with | T |
In the epics
Tilottama appears in the Mahābhārata as a other: Created by Vishvakarma from the essence of gems collected from the three worlds.
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: Vrishabh
- Nakshatra: Mrigashira
- More names starting with T
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Made of sesame, divine apsara”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Revathi — Meanings families give: Star Revati, prosperous; Prosperity, wealthy, last nakshatra; Prosperous, the last star, Apsara; A star, prosperity, wealth
- Urvashi — Meanings families give: Celestial dancer, most beautiful apsara; Celestial beauty, divine and heavenly maiden
- Rambha — Celestial dancer, apsara of heaven
- Sonali — Golden, made of gold
- Tanmay — made up of that, absorbed in or identical with that
- Sonal — Golden, made of gold
More girls' names of Sanskrit origin
- Raha — Rest, happiness, freedom
- Saanvi — Meanings families give: Goddess Lakshmi; Goddess Lakshmi, one who follows; Goddess Lakshmi, knowledge
- Aradhya — Worthy of worship
- Diya — Meanings families give: Lamp, light; Lamp, divine light
- Vamika — Meanings families give: Goddess Durga, moving to the left; Goddess Parvati, another name for Durga
- Aadya — First, Goddess Durga
Other names under Vrishabh rashi
- Vihaan — Meanings families give: Dawn, morning; Dawn, morning, beginning; Dawn, beginning of new era; Dawn, morning, beginning of light
- Vivaan — Meanings families give: Full of life; Full of life, rays of the morning sun; Full of life, Sun; Full of life, sunrise
- Viaan — Meanings families give: Full of life, energy; Full of energy, lively, animated
- Tara — n. a star
- Vedant — Meanings families give: Ultimate knowledge; End of Vedas, the Upanishads and highest knowledge; Ultimate wisdom, end of the Vedas; Ultimate knowledge; Vedanta philosophy; Ultimate knowledge, Vedas; Ultimate knowledge, Vedanta philosophy
- Veer — Meanings families give: Brave warrior, courageous one; Brave, courageous; Brave, warrior, courageous
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Vrishabh names.
Where this comes from
Tilottama 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.