Sarala
Sarala means Honest, simple; Odia poet Sarala Das.
| Gender | girl |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Odia |
| Language | Odia |
| Starts with | S |
Classical Sanskrit origin
सरल (sarala): upright, sincere, candid, honest, artless.
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: Dhanu
- Nakshatra: Uttara Ashadha
- More names starting with S
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Honest, simple; Odia poet Sarala Das”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
More girls' names of Sanskrit-Odia origin
- Subhadra — Sister of Lord Jagannath and Balabhadra, auspicious
- Subhashree — Good fortune, beautiful blessing
- Madhusmita — Sweet smile, honeyed smile
- Bimala — Pure, spotless, Goddess Bimala of Puri temple
- Akanksha — Desire, aspiration
- Priyadarshini — Looking lovely, pleasant to behold
Other names under Dhanu rashi
- Shruti — Heard, sacred scriptures, Vedas
- Ayyappan — Lord Ayyappa, divine son of Shiva and Vishnu
- Tanushree — One with a beautiful body; graceful woman
- Sowmya — Gentle, calm, mild, Goddess Parvati
- Deepali — A row of lamps, Diwali lights
- Drashti — Sight, vision, eye
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Dhanu names.
Where this comes from
Sarala'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.