About the name Kanthaka
Kanthaka carried the prince out of Kapilavastu at midnight and, in the traditional account, died of grief on the return journey without his rider. Sinhalese families occasionally use it for sons, and it appears carved on the earliest Buddhist reliefs at Sanchi and Bharhut.
Kanthaka is a boy name of Pali origin, pronounced KUN-tah-kah. On the NameRarity scale it scores 98 out of 100, which places it in the ultra rare band — fewer than 1 in 10,000 people carry this name. You will almost never meet another. Its strongest period was the classical era.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Kanthaka?
Kanthaka currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.2 people per million carry it — about 1 in 833,333. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Kanthaka
We have not catalogued a widely known public figure named Kanthaka yet. That is part of what makes it a distinctive choice — the name is not already attached to someone else in most people's minds.
Spellings and variants of Kanthaka
Names similar to Kanthaka
Rahula
RAH-hoo-lah
Fetter, the name the Buddha gave his only son
Vasudev
VAH-soo-dev
Son of Vasudeva; a patronymic name of Krishna
Anvika
AAN-vee-kaa
Powerful, a name of the goddess Durga
Kaushik
KOW-shik
Descendant of Kushika, a name of sage Vishwamitra
Kaustubh
KOWS-toobh
The divine jewel worn on Vishnu's chest, churned from the ocean of milk
Anuruddha
ah-noo-ROOD-hah
Compliant, unobstructed, a cousin of the Buddha noted for divine sight
Chandrika
CHUN-drih-kah
Moonlight; a name of the goddess Durga
Kalpana
kahl-PAH-nah
Imagination, creative thought, that which is conceived
Kanthaka — frequently asked questions
What does the name Kanthaka mean?
Kanthaka means "Name of the white horse that carried Siddhartha from the palace". It is a name of Pali origin, most often given to a boy.
How do you pronounce Kanthaka?
Kanthaka is pronounced KUN-tah-kah, with 3 syllables.
How rare is the name Kanthaka?
Kanthaka scores 98 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 833,333 people carry it — about 1.2 per million.
What is the numerology number for Kanthaka?
Kanthaka carries the expression number 22, known as The Master Builder. Its soul urge number is 3 and its personality number is 1.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Kanthaka?
The lucky number for Kanthaka is 22 (with 4, 13, 31 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Antique Copper. The traditional lucky day is Saturday and the associated gemstone is Tiger's Eye.