As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘having a ring on the throat’, the Koil or Indian cuckoo
Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
The spelling you confirmed, हारिकण्ठ, is itself a dictionary headword — no grammatical transformation stands between what you typed and the meaning above.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
hāri-kaṇṭha mfn. (fr. hārin + k˚) ‘having a charming throat (i.e. voice)’, and ‘having a string of pearls round the neck’, Vās.
hāri-kaṇṭha m. ‘having a ring on the throat’, the Koil or Indian cuckoo, L.
hārikaṇṭha mfn. (-ṇṭhaḥ-ṇṭhī-ṇṭhaṃ) Wearing or having a necklace. m. (-ṇṭhaḥ) The Kokila or Indian cuckoo. E. hāri for hāra a necklace, kaṇṭha the throat.
Alternative readings
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Caveats
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