Goddess Kali Names for Baby Girl, with Meanings

Kali, the dark Divine Mother, destroys evil and frees her devotees from fear. She is worshipped at Kalighat and Dakshineswar in Kolkata and on Kali Puja night across Bengal. Her names describe her fierce power and her mother's love. Here are names of Kali for a baby girl, with their meanings.

1. Classic Names of Kali

Kali's own names. At Dakshineswar, where Ramakrishna worshipped her, she is Bhavatarini, and in Kerala she is worshipped as Bhadrakali, the auspicious Kali.

Names For Girls

Name	Meaning
Kali	The dark one; the goddess of time (काली)
Kaali	Kali, the dark Divine Mother (काली)
Kalika	Kali (कालिका)
Kaalika	Kali (कालिका)
Mahakali	The great Kali (महाकाली)
Bhadrakali	The auspicious Kali (भद्रकाली)
Shyama	The dark one; Shyama Kali of Bengal (श्यामा)
Dakshina	After Dakshina Kali, her gentle form (दक्षिणा)
Bhavatharini	She who frees from worldly life; Kali of Dakshineswar (भवतारिणी)

2. Names of the Fierce Mother

In the Devi Mahatmya, Kali springs from the goddess's brow to destroy the demons Chanda and Munda, and is named Chamunda.

Names For Girls

Name	Meaning
Chamunda	Slayer of Chanda and Munda (चामुंडा)
Chandi	The fierce goddess (चंडी)
Chandika	The fierce goddess (चंडिका)
Kaushiki	The goddess born from Parvati's sheath (कौशिकी)
Rudrani	Wife of Rudra, Shiva (रुद्राणी)
Aparajita	The unconquered (अपराजिता)
Jaya	Victory (जया)

3. Names of the Ten Mahavidyas

Kali is the first of the ten Mahavidyas, the great wisdom goddesses of the Tantric tradition, among them Tara, Bhairavi, Bhuvaneshwari, Matangi and Kamala.

Names For Girls

Name	Meaning
Tara	The star; the second Mahavidya (तारा)
Bhairavi	The fierce goddess, a Mahavidya (भैरवी)
Bhuvaneshwari	Goddess of the universe (भुवनेश्वरी)
Matangi	The goddess Matangi, a Mahavidya (मातंगी)
Kamala	The lotus goddess, a Mahavidya (कमला)
Tripura	Of the three cities; Tripura Sundari (त्रिपुरा)

4. Names of the Mother's Blessings

Fierce as she is, Kali raises her right hands in the gestures of abhaya, fearlessness, and varada, giving boons, and devotees call her simply Ma.

Names For Girls

Name	Meaning
Abhaya	Fearlessness (अभया)
Varada	Giver of boons (वरदा)
Kalyani	The auspicious one (कल्याणी)
Shakti	Divine power (शक्ति)
Mahamaya	The great divine power (महामाया)
Jagadamba	Mother of the universe (जगदंबा)
Bhavani	Giver of life, the goddess (भवानी)