Kamala (name)
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.
People
First name
- Kamala Bahuguna, Indian politician
- Kamala Balakrishnan, Indian immunologist
- Kamala Bhattacharya, Indian martyr
- Kamala Bose, Indian classical vocalist
- Kamala Chakravarty, Indian classical musician and dancer
- Kamala Chandrakirana, Indonesian women's rights activist
- Kamala Devi (actress), Indian actress
- Kamala Devi (footballer), Indian footballer
- Kamala Hampana, Indian writer
- Kamala Harris, 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, Indian politician
- Kamala Kamesh, 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, Indian author of children's books
- Kamala Lopez, American filmmaker
- Kamala Markandaya, Indian novelist and journalist
- Kamala Nehru, wife of Indian Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru
- Kamala Nimbkar, American-born occupational therapist in India
- Kamala Parks, American drummer, songwriter
- Kamala Pujari, Indian organic agriculture promoter
- Kamala Ranathunga, Sri Lankan politician
- Kamala Rani Balakrishnan, Singaporean criminal
- Kamala Roka, Nepali politician
- Kamala Saikhom, Indian actress
- Kamala Sankaran, Indian academic administrator
- Kamala Sankrityayan, Indian writer
- Kamala Selvaraj, Indian obstetrician and gynecologist
- Kamala Shankar, Indian slide guitar player
- Kamala Sinha, Indian politician
- Kamala Sohonie, Indian biochemist
- Kamala Surayya, Indian short story writer and autobiographer
- Kamala Todd, Canadian filmmaker
Surname
- Diodorus Kamala, Tanzanian politician
- Kumari Kamala, Indian classical dancer
Fictional characters
- 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, a Pakistani-American superhero in Marvel Comics