Mangala
मङ्गलमङ्गला
Means "auspicious, lucky" in Sanskrit; the masculine form also names the planet Mars and its Hindu deity, and the feminine form is used as an epithet of the goddess Parvati.
Meaning and origin
Mangala is the Sanskrit word for "auspicious" or "lucky", given as a name to both boys and girls across Hindi-, Marathi-, Bengali-, Kannada- and Sinhala-speaking communities.
How to pronounce Mangala
| Hindi | mun-guh-LAA /məŋɡəlaː/ |
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