north india: it means new born leaf. a bud, source of giving birth to something new.
south india: it has some musical bakground to it.. It is supposed to describe a long competitive classical music form. its basically derived from 3 syllables of song components: pa (padam)- word, la (layam)-rythm, vi (vinayasam)- display....
so there....very musical apparently...i didnt know until i searched
Honestly I dont like my name that much! LOL