Mukta

Classical Sanskrit origin

मुक्त (mukta): loosened, let loose, set free, relaxed, slackened.

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.

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: Mithun
• Nakshatra: Mrigashira
• More names starting with M

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Liberated, free, pearl”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Aditi — Free, boundless, mother of gods
• Vrij — Vrindavan, free, Krishna's home
• Anasuya — Free from envy or jealousy
• Pakhi — Bird, free like a bird
• Amish — Honest, sincere and free from deceit
• Vipasha — River Beas, free of bondage

More girls' names of Sanskrit-Marathi origin

• Gauri — Goddess Parvati, fair complexioned
• Shraddha — Faith, devotion, reverence
• Janhavi — Daughter of Jahnu, river Ganga
• Laxmi — Goddess of wealth and prosperity
• Swati — A star, pearl, independent
• Kavita — Poem, poetry, literary composition

Other names under Mithun rashi

• Diya — Lamp, divine light
• Krish — Short form of Krishna, dark, attractive
• Yash — Success, glory, fame
• Kavya — Poem, lyric, literature
• Dev — God, divine being
• Jiya — Heart, sweetheart

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Mithun names.

Where this comes from

Mukta'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.