Given name & surname

Kumara

“maiden, daughter”

Kumara is a variant of Kumari. One interpretation is “maiden, daughter.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Kumara is a variant of Kumari. One interpretation is “maiden, daughter.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Kumara connects to the Kumar name family through Kumari. An origin associated with Kumar is Sanskrit.

Explained through its name family

The story

Kumara connects to the Kumar name family through Kumari. The history of Kumar gives this family its wider story. The Sanskrit form kumāra is attested in the Rig-Veda. In epic literature it names Skanda, Shiva’s son; Kalidasa’s Kumarasambhava centers on his birth. The word also came to be used for a prince.

Explained through its name family

Kumara’s family of names

Kumara has a related form in Kumari.

Walk Kumara’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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

Similar names

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

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Kumarea

“maiden, daughter”

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Quyntanna

“the fifth girl” · “queen's lawn”

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Quynbea

“from the queen's estate”

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Quynela

“the fifth girl” · “queen's lawn”

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Quinela

“the fifth girl” · “queen's lawn”

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Queenika

“a woman sovereign” · “displaying her true image”

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Quenbea

“from the queen's estate; a giving man”

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Quintona

“the fifth girl” · “queen's lawn”

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85% boys · 15% girls

Sibling ideas

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