Ka-Mala as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ka-Mala

What is the meaning of the name Ka-Mala ?

The baby name Ka-Mala is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈkɑː.mə.lə/ (KAH-mah-lah).

Ka-Mala is Sanskrit in Origin.

Ka-Mala blends multiple traditions. As a hyphenated modern form, it most often echoes Kamala, from Sanskrit kamala “lotus; pale-red,” an epithet of the goddess Lakshmi and a classical symbol of beauty and spiritual awakening. The name appears in South Asian texts and has traveled through Pali and regional languages into Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia; in the Anglophone world it became better known in the 20th century and today.

In Hawaiian, the elements read literally as ka + māla, “the garden,” making Ka-Mala a nature-inflected choice aligned with local phrase-based naming; spellings vary as Ka Māla, Ka-Māla, or Ka’Mala. Common variants tied to the South Asian line include Kamala, Kamalah, Kamela, and Camala. Taken together, Ka-Mala can convey either “lotus” or “the garden,” with associations of growth, serenity, and flourishing across cultures.

⚙ Ka-Mala does not appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. This usually means it's either extremely rare, a regional/traditional name not captured by official statistics, or a brand-new coinage. Use it knowing your child will almost certainly be the only one in the room.