Konkani Baby Girl Names with Meanings

Konkani parents in Goa, Karwar, Mangaluru and Kochi often name a daughter after the goddess of the family's Goan temple, a flower of the Konkan, or, in Catholic families, Our Lady. Konkani is officially written in Devanagari, as below. Here are Konkani baby girl names with their meanings, from goddess names to classic and modern favourites.

1. Names of Goa's Goddesses

Many Konkani families worship the goddess of a Goan temple as their kuldevi: Mahalasa at Mardol, Kamakshi at Shiroda, Mahalaxmi at Bandora, Navadurga at Madkai and Bhumika at Parye.

Names For Girls

Name	Meaning
Mahalasa	The goddess Mahalasa Narayani of Mardol (महालसा)
Kamakshi	She of loving eyes; the goddess of Shiroda (कामाक्षी)
Mahalaxmi	The great Lakshmi, goddess of Bandora (महालक्ष्मी)
Navadurga	The nine forms of Durga (नवदुर्गा)
Durga	The invincible goddess (दुर्गा)
Bhumika	The earth; the goddess Bhumika of Parye (भूमिका)

2. Names from Konkan Flowers

Goan and Konkan homes keep a tulsi vrindavan in the courtyard and offer flowers like the fragrant ketaki and the small white sayali to the household gods.

Names For Girls

Name	Meaning
Tulasi	Holy basil (तुळशी)
Ketaki	The fragrant screw-pine flower (केतकी)
Sayali	A small, fragrant white flower (सायली)
Kumud	The white night-lotus (कुमुद)
Mrunal	A lotus stem (मृणाल)
Pallavi	New leaves (पल्लवी)

3. Classic Konkani Girl Names

These names were common among Konkani girls through the twentieth century. The Mangeshkar sisters, Lata and Asha, take their family name from Mangeshi in Goa.

Names For Girls

Name	Meaning
Lata	A flowering creeper (लता)
Asha	Hope (आशा)
Sharada	Saraswati, the goddess of learning (शारदा)
Sunanda	Very joyful (सुनंदा)
Yashoda	Giver of fame; Krishna's foster mother (यशोदा)
Vijaya	Victory (विजया)
Shalini	Modest, gracious (शालिनी)
Sumitra	A good friend (सुमित्रा)
Anuradha	A star of the Anuradha nakshatra (अनुराधा)

4. Goan Catholic Names

Goan and Mangalorean Catholic girls are often named for Mary and her shrines, many in the Portuguese form that came with four centuries of Portuguese rule in Goa.

Names For Girls

Name	Meaning
Maria	The Latin form of Miriam, Mary
Fatima	After Our Lady of Fatima
Lourdes	After Our Lady of Lourdes
Rosa	A rose
Conceicao	Conception, after the Immaculate Conception

5. Modern Konkani Girl Names

Modern Konkani parents favour short Sanskrit names with a clear meaning, shared with Maharashtra.

Names For Girls

Name	Meaning
Sanika	A flute; also read as a name of the goddess (सानिका)
Rutuja	Born of the seasons (ऋतुजा)
Tanvi	Slender, delicate (तन्वी)
Gargi	After Gargi, the Vedic woman philosopher (गार्गी)
Aditi	Boundless; the mother of the gods (अदिती)
Manasi	Of the mind; thoughtful (मानसी)
Sharvari	The night (शर्वरी)
Shraddha	Faith, devotion (श्रद्धा)