Indian Names · Girl
Devanshi name meaning
“a portion of a god”
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- D
- Origin
- Sanskrit · Hindi
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Devanagari scriptदेवांशी
Devanshi is a girl's name of Sanskrit origin meaning 'a portion of a god', based on the word devāṃśa with the feminine ending -i.
What does Devanshi mean?
About the name Devanshi
Devanshi is a girl's name used in Hindi and Gujarati, written देवांशी in Devanagari. It is the Sanskrit word devāṃśa, a compound of deva (god) and aṃśa (portion), with the feminine ending -i. Sanskrit dictionaries gloss devāṃśa as 'a portion of a god', that is, a partial incarnation of a god.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Syllables | De-van-shi |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with D |
| Devanagari script | देवांशी |
|---|
Sources
- Wisdom Library: Devāṃśa (Monier-Williams, Apte) · wisdomlib.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: अंश · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Devanshi · behindthename.com · origin
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