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Gayatri name meaning
“a hymn or song in the gayatri metre; the goddess Gayatri”
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- G
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Devanagari scriptगायत्री
- Malayalam scriptഗായത്രി
Gayatri is a girl's name from Sanskrit referring to a hymn or song in the gayatri metre.
What does Gayatri mean?
A hymn or song in the gayatri metre; the goddess Gayatri
In Malay: himne atau lagu dalam metrum gayatri; dewi Gayatri
About the name Gayatri
Gayatri comes from the Sanskrit gayatra, a type of hymn or song in a particular metre, from the root gai 'to sing'. The Gayatri hymn in the Rigveda is dedicated to the sun god Savitr, and as a goddess Gayatri personifies it. The spelling Gayathri is used in Malayalam and Tamil.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Ga-ya-tri |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with G |
| Devanagari script | गायत्री |
|---|---|
| Malayalam script | ഗായത്രി |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Gayatri · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Gayatri · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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