Harika
Harika means Devotee of Hari, Vishnu.
| Gender | girl |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Telugu |
| Language | Telugu |
| Starts with | H |
In the epics
Harika appears in the Mahābhārata as a other: An agile mongoose with coppery red eyes, described as being like Sharaprasuna.
Source: Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0). Many characters share a name across the epics — this is one notable figure who bore it, not a claim about the name's only meaning.
Traditional associations
In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule.
- Rashi: Simha
- Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni
- More names starting with H
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Devotee of Hari, Vishnu”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Harikrishnan — Hari and Krishna, dual divine name
- Harikumar — Son of Hari, divine young one
- Hariprasad — Gift of Hari, Vishnu
- Harindra — Lord of Hari, Vishnu
- Harishankar — Lord Shiva with Hari, divine union
- Harimati — Mind of Hari, Vishnu blessed woman
More girls' names of Sanskrit-Telugu origin
Other names under Simha rashi
- Lavanya — Grace, beauty, loveliness
- Krishna — Dark, all attractive, Vishnu avatar
- Surya — Sun, solar
- Lakshay — Target, aim, goal
- Harshil — Joyful, happy
- Misha — Sweet like nectar, joyful
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Simha names.
Where this comes from
Harika has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.