Indian Names · Girl
Maitreyi name meaning
“friendly, benevolent (feminine of maitreya)”
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- M
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Devanagari scriptमैत्रेयी
Maitreyi is a Sanskrit girl's name, written मैत्रेयी, the feminine of maitreya, 'friendly, benevolent'.
What does Maitreyi mean?
Friendly, benevolent (feminine of maitreya)
In Malay: mesra, baik hati (bentuk perempuan bagi maitreya)
About the name Maitreyi
Maitreyi (मैत्रेयी) is a Sanskrit girl's name, the feminine form of maitreya, 'friendly, benevolent'. The word maitreya itself derives from maitri, 'friendship'. It is also the name of a female philosopher of the Vedic period in Hindu tradition.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Mai-tre-yi |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with M |
| Devanagari script | मैत्रेयी |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: Maitreyi · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: मैत्रेय · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: मैत्री · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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