Yashodhara

Meaning & origin

Yashodhara is a girl's name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families. The name means "Bearer of glory, the wife Siddhartha left behind when he walked toward enlightenment — Yashodhara is the wife of Prince Siddhartha who woke one morning to find her husband had abandoned their newborn son to seek the end of suffering. Her name carries the glory she bore and the grief she endured, the Buddhist-Hindu shared heritage, and the T4 rarity of a character whose perspective is rarely told: the woman left behind by a man who became God" and belongs to the Light cluster — names meaning radiance, illumination, and hope.

Beyond its Hindu heritage, Yashodhara is also used in Buddhist traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.

Common among Indian, Nepali families, Yashodhara carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Yashodhara

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Yashodhara resonates in either tradition.

How Yashodhara sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Yashodhara breaks down into 8 phonemes: /Y-AH-SH-OW-D-AH-R-AA/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Yashodhara — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

The six signals, applied to Yashodhara

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Yashodhara maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.