Goddess Sita Names for Baby Girl, with Meanings

Sita, the wife of Rama and heroine of the Ramayana, is loved for her courage and faithfulness. Found as a baby in a furrow by King Janaka of Mithila, she has many names that mean daughter of the earth or princess of Mithila. Here are names of Sita for a baby girl, with their meanings, and names of the other women of the Ramayana.

1. Classic Names of Sita

Sita's own names, heard in the Ramayana and in prayers to Siya-Ram. Janaki and Maithili say she is Janaka's daughter, princess of Mithila, and Vaidehi that she is the princess of Videha.

Names For Girls

Name	Meaning
Sita	A furrow; Rama's wife (सीता)
Seetha	Sita, in its southern spelling (सीता)
Siya	Sita, as in Siya-Ram (सिया)
Janaki	Daughter of King Janaka (जानकी)
Janki	Janaki, daughter of Janaka (जानकी)
Maithili	Princess of Mithila (मैथिली)
Vaidehi	Princess of Videha (वैदेही)

2. Daughter of the Earth

King Janaka found Sita as a baby while ploughing a field, and at the end of the Ramayana she returns to her mother, the Earth. Many of her names say born of the earth.

Names For Girls

Name	Meaning
Bhumija	Born of the earth (भूमिजा)
Bhoomija	Born of the earth (भूमिजा)
Dharanija	Born of the earth (धरणिजा)
Urvija	Born of the earth (उर्वीजा)
Kshitija	Born of the earth (क्षितिजा)
Ayonija	Not born of a womb (अयोनिजा)
Bhaumi	Daughter of the earth (भौमी)
Avani	The earth (अवनी)
Bhumi	The earth (भूमि)

3. Names from Mithila and Ayodhya

Sita grew up in Mithila and went to Ayodhya, on the Sarayu river, as Rama's bride.

Names For Girls

Name	Meaning
Mithila	After Mithila, Sita's home (मिथिला)
Janaknandini	Janaka's beloved daughter (जनकनंदिनी)
Ramapriya	Beloved of Rama (रामप्रिया)
Sarayu	The river of Ayodhya (सरयू)

4. Names of the Women of the Ramayana

Sita's sisters Urmila, Mandavi and Shrutakirti married Rama's brothers. Kaushalya and Sumitra were queens of Ayodhya, Anasuya blessed Sita in the forest, and Shabari waited all her life to meet Rama.

Names For Girls

Name	Meaning
Urmila	Sita's sister, Lakshmana's wife (उर्मिला)
Mandavi	Sita's cousin, Bharata's wife (मांडवी)
Shrutakirti	Of famous name; Shatrughna's wife (श्रुतकीर्ति)
Kaushalya	Skill; Rama's mother (कौशल्या)
Sumitra	A good friend; Lakshmana's mother (सुमित्रा)
Anasuya	Free from envy; the sage Atri's wife (अनसूया)
Ahalya	Unploughed, pure; freed by Rama (अहल्या)
Shabari	The devoted woman who fed Rama berries (शबरी)
Tara	A star; the queen of Kishkindha (तारा)