Anuttama (अनुत्तमा, IAST: Anuttamā) is an Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She who is unsurpassed, the supreme above all”. From the Sanskrit negative prefix 'an-' joined to 'uttama' (highest, best), Anuttamā proclaims Lalitā as the one beyond whom no greater reality exists.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The name is composed of 'an-' (not) and 'uttama' (the utmost, the best), yielding the sense of 'she who has no superior.' In the Lalitā Sahasranāma, this epithet affirms that the Devī transcends every tier of existence, cosmological or spiritual. She is not merely the best among a class but the absolute beyond all classification.

Lalitā Mahātripurasundarī bears this name as a declaration of her uncontested sovereignty over all creation. Pronounced ah-noot-tah-MAA, the name carries a dignified elegance well suited to a given name.

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Scriptural source

Anuttama appears in the Lalitha Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Lalitha.

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Anuttama aligns with the Krittika nakshatra, under the Mesha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 8.