HinduGirlSanskrit
Kalpana: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“imagination; forming; creation”
کلپنا
कल्पना
What Kalpana means
Kalpana (کلپنا, Sanskrit कल्पना) is a Hindu girl’s name that means “imagination; forming; creation”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, kalpanā.
Kalpana at a glance
- Meaning
- imagination; forming; creation
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- kal-pa-na
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 7
- First letter
- K · ک
Meaning of Kalpana
- In English
- imagination; forming; creation
- اردو میں معنی
- تخیل، تشکیل، تخلیق
Origin and history of Kalpana
Sanskrit kalpanā, 'imagination'.
Base wordSanskrit kalpanā
How to say and write Kalpana
- Say it
- kal-pa-na3 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Kalpana
- Urdu
- کلپنا
- Original script
- कल्पना
- Themes
- Knowledge
Sibling names for Kalpana
Hindu boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Kalpana.
- Kalidasکالی داسservant of Kali; name of the classical poetBoySanskrit
- Kapilکپلbrown; tawny; name of an ancient sageBoySanskrit
- Kashyapکشیپtortoise; name of an ancient sageBoySanskrit
- Kaushalکوشلskill; cleverness; well-beingBoySanskrit
- Kaushikکوشکdescendant of Kushika; a name of VishvamitraBoySanskrit
- Kushagraکشاگرpoint of kusha grass; sharp; keenBoySanskrit
- Kushalکشلskilful; clever; wellBoySanskrit
- Agastyaاگستیہname of a celebrated Vedic sageBoySanskrit
Names like Kalpana
- Aksharaاکشراimperishable; a syllable; a letterGirlSanskrit
- Bhartiبھارتیspeech; a name of SaraswatiGirlSanskrit
- Chetnaچیتناconsciousness; understandingGirlSanskrit
- Chinmayiچنمئیconsisting of pure thought; spiritualGirlSanskrit
- Darshanaدرشناseeing; sight; visionGirlSanskrit
- Drishtiدرشٹیsight; vision; insightGirlSanskrit
- Gargiگارگیa learned woman of the UpanishadsGirlSanskrit
- Jagritiجاگرتیwakefulness; awakeningGirlSanskrit
- Kalavatiکلاوتیskilled in the artsGirlSanskrit
- KavitaکویتاpoetryGirlSanskrit
Names that sound like Kalpana
Questions about the name Kalpana
What does the name Kalpana mean?
Kalpana means “imagination; forming; creation”. In Urdu: تخیل، تشکیل، تخلیق. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Kalpana a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Kalpana is a girl’s name.
Is Kalpana a Hindu name?
Yes. Kalpana is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit kalpanā, 'imagination'.
How do you pronounce Kalpana?
Say it “kal-pa-na”: 3 syllables.
How do you write Kalpana in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Kalpana is written کلپنا. In its original script: कल्पना.
Is the meaning of Kalpana verified?
Classical source identified (draft). Our editors matched the name to an entry in the classical dictionary cited below. No named reviewer has checked it against the printed page yet. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.