Given name & surname

Kamana

“one who is desired”

Kamana is used as a given name and a surname. One Indian interpretation is “one who is desired.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Indian interpretation is “one who is desired.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.

How it developed

From Sanskrit कामना (“wish, desire, lust”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Kamana’s family of names

In English usage, Kamana has a related form in Kamna. In English usage, Kamana has a related form in Kamna. Kamana has a related form in Kamanah.

Walk Kamana’s family in the name graph

KamanaΚαμανάKamnaKamannaKammanaKamanahकामना

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Kamana has relatives in 3 languages.

3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Kamana, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Indian

Komala

“a delicate and tender woman”

No U.S. birth series

33% boys · 67% girls

Indian

Kantha

“a delicate woman”

No U.S. birth series

44% boys · 56% girls

Indian

Karu

“one who shows compassion”

No U.S. birth series

44% boys · 56% girls

Indian

Kantu

“filled with joy”

No U.S. birth series

57% boys · 43% girls

Hindi

Qimat

“a valuable woman” · “a highly valued man”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Indian

Pramada

“one who is indifferent”

No U.S. birth series

57% boys · 43% girls

Indian

Kuleen

“a highborn man”

No U.S. birth series

29% boys · 71% girls

Indian

Tarala

“resembling a honeybee”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Kamana’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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