Kamala (name)

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Pronunciation
Feminine
Hindi, English
Sanskrit: कमला, romanized: kamalā
'lotus'
Kamal

Kamala is a Sanskrit word meaning 'lotus'. It is used as a feminine given name in Indian culture, predominantly by Hindu families, as it is one of the names of the goddess Lakshmi, who appears from the centre of a lotus.

The masculine counterpart Kamal is a given name for Indian boys.

• Kamala Bahuguna (1923–2001), Indian politician

• Kamala Balakrishnan (1930–2018), Indian immunologist

• Kamala Bhattacharya (1945–1961), Indian martyr

• Kamala Bose (1947–2012), Indian classical vocalist

• Kamala Chakravarty (born 1928), Indian classical musician and dancer

• Kamala Chandrakirana, Indonesian women's rights activist

• Kamala Devi (actress) (1933–2010), Indian actress

• Kamala Devi (footballer) (born 1992), Indian footballer

• Kamala Hampana (1935–2024), Indian writer

• Kamala Harris (born 1964), Vice President of the United States between 2021 and 2025, former California attorney and senator

• Kamala Hayman, New Zealand newspaper journalist

• Kamala Ibrahim Ishaq, Sudanese artist

• Kamala Kanta Kalita (born 1957), Indian politician

• Kamala Kamesh (born 1952), Indian actress

• Kamala Kumari Karredula, Indian politician

• Kamala Krishnaswamy, Indian nutritionist

• Kamala Kotnis, Indian actress

• Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir, American diplomat, ambassador to Malaysia

• Kamala Laxman (died 2015), Indian author of children's books

• Kamala Lopez, American filmmaker

• Kamala Markandaya (1924–2004), Indian novelist and journalist

• Kamala Nehru (1899–1936), wife of Indian Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru

• Kamala Nimbkar (1900–1979), American-born occupational therapist in India

• Kamala Parks, American drummer, songwriter

• Kamala Pujari (died 2024), Indian organic agriculture promoter

• Kamala Ranathunga (born 1937), Sri Lankan politician

• Kamala Rani Balakrishnan, Singaporean criminal

• Kamala Roka, Nepali politician

• Kamala Saikhom, Indian actress

• Kamala Sankaran, Indian academic administrator

• Kamala Sankrityayan (1920–2009), Indian writer

• Kamala Selvaraj, Indian obstetrician and gynecologist

• Kamala Shankar, Indian slide guitar player

• Kamala Sinha (1932–2014), Indian politician

• Kamala Sohonie (1912–1998), Indian biochemist

• Kamala Surayya (1934–2009), Indian short story writer and autobiographer

• Kamala Todd, Canadian filmmaker

• Diodorus Kamala (1968–2024), Tanzanian politician

• Kumari Kamala (1934–2025), Indian classical dancer

• Kamala, in the novel Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

• Kamala, in "The Perfect Mate", an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation

• Kamala, a main character in the comedy-drama series Never Have I Ever

• Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel), a Pakistani-American superhero in Marvel Comics

• Kamela § People with the surname Kamela

• Komala § People with the name Komala

• Kamla (name), given name and surname

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