Lakshmi
Lakshmi means Goddess of wealth and prosperity.
| Gender | girl |
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Language | Hindi |
| Starts with | L |
Classical Sanskrit origin
लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī): wealth.
Source: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), a public-domain scholarly reference — not every popular name today traces to a classical dictionary entry, so this section only appears where a verified match exists.
In the epics
Lakshmi appears in the Rāmāyaṇa as a deity: The goddess Lakshmi was fashioned in the Pushpaka vimana, seated on a lotus, with excellent hands and a lotus in her hand, worshipped by elephants with excellent trunks holding lot.
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: Mesh
- Nakshatra: Krittika
- More names starting with L
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Goddess of wealth and prosperity”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
More girls' names of Sanskrit origin
Other names under Mesh rashi
- Aarav — Peaceful sound, wisdom
- Arjun — Bright, shining, silver
- Aryan — Noble, of high birth
- Aarohi — Musical note, ascending
- Aarush — First ray of sun
- Arnav — Ocean, sea
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Mesh names.
Where this comes from
Lakshmi's etymology is verified against Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). 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.