Entry № 11182 · Sanskrit origin

Vatsala Vatsala — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ VAHT-sah-lah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Motherly affection (Krishna's daughter)"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "motherly affection (krishna's daughter)".

Vatsala is from the Sanskrit वत्सला (Vatsalā — affectionate, motherly love, loving) — from Sanskrit vatsa (calf/child). Vatsala is one of the Sanskrit feminine names — central to traditional Hindu heritage. Sanskrit feminine name reflecting Hindu bhakti heritage.

Motherly affection (Sanskrit).

The name in its native script.

वत्सला
Transliteration
Vatsalā
Pronunciation
/ ˈvɑːt.sə.lə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Vatsala stands.

Vatsala does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Vatsalas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Vatsalya Bhava / Vatsala
Hindu Bhakti tradition + parental love for God + Five Primary Rasas + Yashoda's love for Krishna + Gaudiya Vaishnavism + Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
Hindu bhakti

Names connected to Vatsala.

The number behind Vatsala.

4

The Builder

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Vatsala reduce to 4, The Builder. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.