Hemamalini (हेममालिनी, IAST: Hemamālinī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She adorned with a garland of gold”. From hema (gold) and mālinī (one who wears a garland), this name celebrates Lakshmi as the goddess gloriously crowned with golden garlands, a vision of divine wealth and beauty.

Meaning, etymology & significance

Hemamālinī joins hema, the Sanskrit word for gold — itself a symbol of purity and imperishable value — with mālinī, from mālā (garland) and the possessive suffix -inī, meaning 'the garlanded one.' The golden garland is a pre-eminent mark of divine royalty in Hindu iconography, and Lakshmi is frequently depicted wearing precisely such an ornament. This name thus conjures the full splendor of her divine appearance.

As an epithet of Lakshmi, Hemamālinī honors her as the supreme sovereign adorned with immortal gold, bestowing prosperity on all who behold her. Pronounced 'He-ma-maa-li-nee,' it is a melodious and auspicious choice as a given name.

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Scriptural source

Hemamalini appears in the Lakshmi Ashtottaram, among the sacred names of Lakshmi.

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Hemamalini aligns with the Pushya nakshatra, under the Karka rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 3.