Mamata

In the epics

Mamata appears in the Mahābhārata as a other: Wife of Utathya.

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.

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Affection, motherly love; attachment”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Vatsalya — Parental love, tender affection and motherly care
• Anurag — Love, deep attachment and affectionate devotion
• Neha — Rain, love, affection
• Sneha — Love, friendship, affection
• Preeti — Love, joy, affection
• Preethi — Love, affection, joy

More girls' names of Bengali origin

• Meghna — The river Meghna; cloud-river of Bengal
• Shiuli — Night jasmine flower; fragrant autumn bloom
• Tanushree — One with a beautiful body; graceful woman
• Oishee — Divine, of God; belonging to the divine
• Doyel — The Oriental Magpie Robin; national bird of Bangladesh
• Rimjhim — Sound of light rain; pitter-patter of monsoon

Where this comes from

Mamata 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.