Indian Names · Girl
Bhavani name meaning
“wife of Bhava (Shiva)”
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- B
- Origin
- Sanskrit · Hindi
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Devanagari scriptभवानी
Bhavani is a female name from Sanskrit meaning 'wife of Bhava (Shiva)', a name of the goddess Parvati or Durga.
What does Bhavani mean?
About the name Bhavani
Bhavani is the name of a Hindu goddess associated with Durga and, in later tradition, identified with Parvati, wife of Shiva. In Sanskrit it is formed from bhava, a name of Shiva, with the feminine suffix -ānī, so it means 'wife of Bhava'. Sanskrit dictionaries record it as a name of Parvati or Durga in her gentle form, and it is used as a female given name.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Syllables | Bha-va-ni |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with B |
| Devanagari script | भवानी |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: भवानी · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wisdom Library: Bhavani (Monier-Williams, Apte, Cappeller, Shabda-Sagara) · wisdomlib.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: भव · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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