Kumara: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Kumara – Meaning: boy, youth, or prince – Origin: Sanskrit – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: koo-MAH-rah


Kumara is a Sanskrit boy's name meaning “boy, youth, or prince”. It appears in our list of 200+ Hindu Baby Boy Names — Sacred, Strong, and Steeped in Tradition.

Meaning & Origin of Kumara

Meaning: Boy, youth, or prince.

Origin: Sanskrit.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Kumara

Phonetic: koo-MAH-rah   IPA: /kʊˈmɑːrə/

Popularity of Kumara

Kumara doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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