The baby name Kunjalata Shah is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced KUN-juh-LAH-tuh (approx. /kuːndʒəˈlɑːtə/).
The baby name Kunjalata Shah is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced KUN-juh-LAH-tuh (approx. /kuːndʒəˈlɑːtə/).
Kunjalata Shah is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Kunjalata Shah unites a Sanskrit feminine given name with a widely used South Asian surname. Kunjalata comes from kuñja (grove, bower) + latā (creeper, vine), evoking the tender vine twining through forest bowers - an image cherished in Vaishnava poetry and temple aesthetics. The name appears across Bengali, Assamese, Odia, and Hindi-speaking communities, though relatively uncommon today. Spellings vary as Kunjalata, Kunjlata, or Kuñjalatā in scholarly transliteration; diminutives include Lata and Kunja.
Shah carries layered origins: in Persian it means “king,” while in India it also reflects a mercantile honorific from Prakrit sāhu/śāhu (Sanskrit sādhu), adopted prominently by Gujarati Jain and Vaishya families; it is also the dynastic name of Nepal’s former rulers. Variants and cognates include Sha, Shaha, and Saha (Bengali). Together, Kunjalata Shah pairs graceful natural imagery with a surname of royal or reputable standing.
Kunjalata Shah turns up in none of the birth registries or name datasets we cover. That usually points to a very rare, regional, or newly coined name. However you look at it, very few people share it.
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