Hemanta
/HH-EH-M-AA-N-T-AA/
Winter, the cool season, a Bengali masculine name made culturally resonant through the beloved singer Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, whose voice carried it across Bengal. It evokes the serene, mist-soft beauty of the Bengali winter, a season of calm clarity and gentle stillness.
See Hemanta scored for your familyQuick — what every Hindu parent asks about Hemanta:
Yes — Hemanta is a Hindu boy name of Bengali origin, meaning “Winter, the cool season, a Bengali masculine name made culturally resonant through the beloved singer Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, whose voice carried it across Bengal. It evokes the serene, mist-soft beauty of the Bengali winter, a season of calm clarity and gentle stillness.”.
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Meaning & origin
Hemanta is a boy's name of Bengali origin, traditionally used in Hindu families. The name means "Winter, the cool season, a Bengali masculine name made culturally resonant through the beloved singer Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, whose voice carried it across Bengal. It evokes the serene, mist-soft beauty of the Bengali winter, a season of calm clarity and gentle stillness." and belongs to the Nature cluster — names drawn from the natural world — earth, water, sky.
Common among Bangladeshi, Indian, Bengali families, Hemanta carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
Hemanta's nakshatra & rashi
In Hindu tradition, a baby's name is chosen to harmonise with their nakshatra (birth star) and rashi (moon sign) — most often through an auspicious first syllable. Hemanta opens with “He”. Whether that's auspicious for your baby depends on their exact date, time and place of birth.
NameRoot works it out for you. Enter your baby's birth details and see exactly which nakshatra and rashi Hemanta aligns with — and how strongly it scores.
See Hemanta's nakshatra reading →What does Hemanta's numerology say?
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 Hemanta resonates in either tradition.
Hemanta's destiny number is 8 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Hemanta's full reading →
Does Hemanta go with your family's names?
Hemanta breaks into 7 sounds: /HH-EH-M-AA-N-T-AA/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Hemanta sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Hemanta beside your family's names →
Nicknames
Common affectionate forms of Hemanta — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.
Names similar to Hemanta
If Hemanta resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.
From the same tradition
Other Hindu boy names, common in Bangladeshi families
Sharing the same meaning
Other Hindu boy names from the Nature cluster
Names that sound similar
Hindu boy names that open with the same syllables as Hemanta
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Common questions about Hemanta
What does the name Hemanta mean?
Hemanta means "Winter, the cool season, a Bengali masculine name made culturally resonant through the beloved singer Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, whose voice carried it across Bengal. It evokes the serene, mist-soft beauty of the Bengali winter, a season of calm clarity and gentle stillness.." It is a boy name of Bengali origin, traditionally used in Hindu families.
Is Hemanta a boy or girl name?
Hemanta is most commonly used as a boy name.
What is the origin of the name Hemanta?
Hemanta is of Bengali origin, used in Hindu tradition, commonly among Bangladeshi, Indian, Bengali families.
Is Hemanta a Hindu name?
Yes. Hemanta is a boy name traditionally used in Hindu families, of Bengali origin.
What does Hemanta mean in Bengali?
Hemanta originates from Bengali, where it means "Winter, the cool season, a Bengali masculine name made culturally resonant through the beloved singer Hemanta Mukhopadhyay, whose voice carried it across Bengal. It evokes the serene, mist-soft beauty of the Bengali winter, a season of calm clarity and gentle stillness.."
What are common nicknames for Hemanta?
Common short forms of Hemanta include Hema, Hemi.
What is the numerology of Hemanta?
Hemanta has a Pythagorean destiny number of 8 — material mastery and executive power.
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