Indian Names · Girl
Kalaivani name meaning
“art and learning; speech, voice (a name of the goddess Sarasvati)”
- Letters
- 9
- Syllables
- 4●●●●
- First letter
- K
- Origin
- Tamil · Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
of the girl top-10 total
| Decade | girl |
|---|---|
| 1940s | – |
| 1950s | – |
| 1960s | – |
| 1970s | – |
| 1980s | 11.6% |
| 1990s | 11% |
| 2000s | – |
| 2010s | – |
Kalaivani is a Tamil girl's name combining kalai, 'art and learning', with vāṇī, 'speech', also a name of Sarasvati.
What does Kalaivani mean?
Art and learning; speech, voice (a name of the goddess Sarasvati)
In Malay: seni dan ilmu; ucapan, suara (nama Dewi Saraswati)
About the name Kalaivani
Kalaivani is a Tamil female name made of kalai, 'art' or 'learning' in Tamil, and vāṇī, 'speech' or 'voice' in Sanskrit. Vāṇī is also a name of Sarasvati, the goddess of speech in Hindu tradition. According to JPN, it peaked in the 1980s with 820 baby girls.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Tamil, Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Ka-lai-va-ni |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with K |
Kalaivani in official JPN data
- 1940s
- not in the top 10
- 1950s
- not in the top 10
- 1960s
- not in the top 10
- 1970s
- not in the top 10
- 1980s
- Girl: 820 · 11.6%
- 1990s
- Girl: 653 · 11%
- 2000s
- not in the top 10
- 2010s
- not in the top 10
Sources
- Wiktionary: கலை · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: वाणी · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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