MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Karuna mean?
Karuna is the Sanskrit noun for compassion, especially concern for another's suffering. In Buddhist teaching it is one of the four immeasurable attitudes, giving the name an ethical and philosophical background.
Pronunciation
IAST: karuṇā
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
करुणा
Letter-by-letter: karuṇā
Conventional spelling
Telugu
కరుణ
Conventional spelling
Malayalam
കരുണ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
करूणा
Letter-by-letter: karūṇā
23,721 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
Devanagari
करुना
Letter-by-letter: karunā
2,732 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Karuna in Indian usage
8,107 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (82.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 6,717 records (82.9%).
- Recorded as male: 1,390 records (17.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 257 |
| 1960s | 572 |
| 1970s | 1,280 |
| 1980s | 3,266 |
| 1990s | 2,594 |
| Other decades | 138 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 6,657 |
| Kerala | 339 |
| Goa | 304 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 144 |
| Delhi | 129 |
| Odisha | 116 |
| Sikkim | 110 |
| Other states | 308 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Monier-Williams, karuṇā, p. 255,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.