Given name & surname

Kapila

“a prophet”

Kapila is used as a given name and a surname. One Hindi interpretation is “a prophet.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Hindi interpretation is “a prophet.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Hindi.

How it developed

From Sanskrit कपिल.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Kapila’s family of names

Kapila has a related form in Kapil. Kapila has a related form in Kapyl. Kapila has a related form in Kapyla.

Walk Kapila’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 3

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

Spellings & scripts 2

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

Similar names

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

Biblical

Rahilla

“the innocent lamb”

No U.S. birth series

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Hebrew · Biblical

Kolaiah

“voice of Yah”

No U.S. birth series

44% boys · 56% girls

Biblical

Cobea

“the supplanter” · “he who supplants”

No U.S. birth series

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Hebrew · Biblical

Qeturah

“resembling incense” · “incense”

No U.S. birth series

22% boys · 78% girls

Biblical

Qeturra

“resembling incense”

No U.S. birth series

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Biblical

Cobeah

“the supplanter” · “he who supplants”

No U.S. birth series

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Hebrew · Biblical

Kushaiah

“snaring of Yah”

No U.S. birth series

40% boys · 60% girls

Biblical

Moisella

“savIor”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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

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