Kala: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, & Inspiration - FamilyEducation

Updated June 9, 2019

Girl name origins & meanings

Greek : Most beautiful
Hebrew : Laurel; crown
Hindi : Black; royal, time
Hindi : The black one; form of the Hindi goddess Devi
Hawaiian : Hesitating
Greek : Beauty
Greek : Pretty; bright-eyed

Girl name variations

Boy name origins & meanings

Hindi : Black

How Popular Is The Name Kala

Family name origins & meanings

Indian (Andhra Pradesh) : Hindu name from Sanskrit kalā with several meanings, including ‘art’, ‘skill’, and ‘a part of division of something’.
Indian (Panjab) : Hindu (Brahman) name of unknown origin.
Indian (Kashmir) : variant of Kalla.
Polish : see Kalis.