Bengali Girl Names With Meanings
50 names with meanings and origins.
Bengali families often give a formal name (bhalo naam) and a pet name (daak naam). Many formal names come from Sanskrit and Tagore's poetry; pet names are short and affectionate. These 50 Bengali girl names (including unisex names) are listed A to Z; use the letter links to jump to a starting letter.
Top picks
Girl · Bengali · “Happiness.”
Girl · Bengali · “Priceless.”
Girl · Bengali · “Suitable.”
Unisex · Bengali · “Blessing.”
Girl · Bengali · “Flag.”
Girl · Bengali · “Flute.”
Girl · Bengali · “Goddess durga.”
Girl · Bengali · “Parvati; emotional.”
Unisex · Bengali · “Goddess lakshmi.”
Girl · Bengali · “Victory.”
Girl · Bengali · “Pure.”
Girl · Bengali · “Creeper.”
Girl · Bengali · “Moon.”
Girl · Bengali · “The moon.”
Unisex · Bengali · “Collecting.”
Girl · Bengali · “Goddess.”
Girl · Bengali · “Lustrous.”
Girl · Bengali · “Lustrous.”
Girl · Bengali · “A song-birl.”
Girl · Bengali · “Sacred grass.”
Girl · Bengali · “Unity.”
Girl · Bengali · “Stone.”
Girl · Bengali · “Wife of kalketu.”
Girl · Bengali · “Common name.”
Girl · Bengali · “Poem/song.”
Girl · Bengali · “Devi uma.”
Girl · Bengali · “Hemanta season.”
Girl · Bengali · “Moonlit.”
Girl · Bengali · “Lustrous.”
Girl · Bengali · “Poem.”
Girl · Bengali · “Bird.”
Unisex · Bengali · “Lord krishna.”
Girl · Bengali · “Kindhearted.”
Girl · Bengali · “Durga.”
Girl · Bengali · “Pardon.”
Girl · Bengali · “Wave.”
Girl · Bengali · “A flower.”
Girl · Bengali · “Nature.”
Girl · Bengali · “Idol.”
Girl · Bengali · “Flower.”
Girl · Bengali · “Goddess lakshmi.”
Girl · Bengali · “Music; musical.”
Girl · Bengali · “Night.”
Girl · Bengali · “Ambition.”
Girl · Bengali · “Thirst; desire.”
Girl · Bengali · “Bright; lustrous.”
Girl · Bengali · “Celetial beauty.”
Girl · Bengali · “Wave.”
Girl · Bengali · “Imagination.”
Girl · Bengali · “Saraswati.”
Bengali naming traditions
The annaprashan (first rice) at six to eight months is a big family event in Bengal, and the formal name is often fixed around then. Bengali spellings soften Sanskrit sounds (Subhash becomes Shubhash, Deb for Dev), so one name can have several English spellings.
Choosing by birth star? See names by rashi and nakshatra or try the nakshatra finder.
Common questions
Want a name that blends both parents? Try the Baby Name Combiner.
Following Hindu naming traditions? Browse baby names by rashi & nakshatra, names by meaning or names by numerology number.
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