Talk:Kamala

कमला vs कमल
It must me noted that
 * कमल (Spelled in English as Kamal or Kamala) is masculine. It does mean the lotus (flower).
 * कमला (Spelled Kamala, Kamla or Kamalaa) is feminine. Literally it means "of/associatd with the lotus. It implies a goddess sitting/standing on the lotus, in Hinduism, Buddhism or Jainism. See for example, examples from Sanchi

https://cdn.britannica.com/28/10328-004-3D89E976.jpg Also from Sanchi

Kamala Harris' full name is Kamala Devi Harris, "Kamala Devi" means the goddess of the lotus, "Devi" makes it explicit.

कमला has been a very popular female name. कमल has been a popular male name in India.

Also note that


 * Kamla Persad-Bissessar Here "Kamla Persad" implies gift of goddess Kamala (presumably Lakshmi).

Malaiya (talk) 00:54, 1 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Agreed. Is it quite common that names ending "-a" are feminine in Sanskrit? I recall similar semantics in Latin. Avindra talk 21:46, 21 April 2021 (UTC)