Indian Names · Girl
Jahnvi name meaning
“an epithet of the river Ganga, daughter of the sage Jahnu”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- J
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Devanagari scriptजाह्नवी
Jahnvi is a female name, a variant spelling of Jahnavi, an epithet of the Ganga in Sanskrit.
What does Jahnvi mean?
An epithet of the river Ganga, daughter of the sage Jahnu
In Malay: nama bagi sungai Ganga; anak perempuan resi Jahnu
About the name Jahnvi
Jahnvi is a shorter spelling of Jahnavi, from the Sanskrit jāhnavī, an epithet of the river Ganga in Hinduism. Both spellings correspond to the same name in Devanagari.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Jah-nvi |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with J |
| Devanagari script | जाह्नवी |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: जाह्नवी · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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- Jalaja♀Lotus
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