At a Glance
- Meaning
- A night-blooming white water lily (moonflower); also the name of a mythic elephant guarding the southwest direction in Hindu cosmology
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- koo-MOO-dah
Kumuda is a Sanskrit boy's name meaning “a night-blooming white water lily (moonflower); also the name of a mythic elephant guarding the southwest direction in Hindu cosmology”. It appears in our list of 175+ Baby Names That Mean Moon — Dreamy, Luminous, and Deeply Rooted.
Meaning & Origin of Kumuda
Meaning: A night-blooming white water lily (moonflower); also the name of a mythic elephant guarding the southwest direction in Hindu cosmology.
Origin: Sanskrit.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Kumuda
koo-MOO-dahIPA /kʊˈmuːdə/
Popularity of Kumuda
Kumuda 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.
Lists That Include Kumuda
Similar Names
Rohini · Chandrika · Prabha · Sasikala · Nishigandha · Chandravathi
