The baby name Kamalkant is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced KAH-mahl-kahnt (approx. /ˈkɑː.məl.kɑːnt/).
The baby name Kamalkant is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced KAH-mahl-kahnt (approx. /ˈkɑː.məl.kɑːnt/).
Kamalkant is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Kamalkant is a masculine Indian name from Sanskrit. It fuses kamal(a) “lotus” with kānta “beloved, handsome, radiant,” producing meanings like “lotus-beloved” or “as lovely as the lotus.” In devotional usage, it echoes Kamala-kānta, “beloved of Kamala (Lakshmi),” an epithet of Vishnu or Krishna. The lotus’ associations with purity and spiritual awakening give the name auspicious, refined overtones.
Attested across North and East India, the fuller Kamalakanta/Kamalakant appears in bhakti-era literature; the Bengali Shakta poet Kamalakanta Chakrabarti (1769–1821) is a notable bearer. Modern registers prefer compressed forms, including the spaced Kamal Kant. Variants: Kamalakant, Kamalakanta, Kamalkanta, Kamlakant, Kamlakanta; diminutives: Kamal, Kanta. Use is strongest among Hindu families in Hindi-, Bengali-, Odia-, Gujarati-, Marathi-, and Nepali-speaking communities, with occasional broader cross-cultural adoption.
Kamalkant is seldom given. We have only 39 recorded uses of it on record, from 7 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #979 | 23 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 7 | 22,615 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Kamalkant is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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