Kumuda: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: 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 – 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

Phonetic: koo-MOO-dah   IPA: /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.

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