Indian Names · Girl
Selvi name meaning
“daughter, maiden; miss; goddess Lakshmi”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- S
- Origin
- Tamil
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Tamil scriptசெல்வி
of the girl top-10 total
| Decade | girl |
|---|---|
| 1940s | – |
| 1950s | – |
| 1960s | 7% |
| 1970s | 6.5% |
| 1980s | – |
| 1990s | – |
| 2000s | – |
| 2010s | – |
Selvi is a Tamil girl's name meaning 'daughter' or 'maiden', and also a name of the goddess Lakshmi.
What does Selvi mean?
Daughter, maiden; miss; goddess Lakshmi
In Malay: anak perempuan; gelaran untuk perempuan muda; Lakshmi
About the name Selvi
Selvi is a Tamil word and name formed from selvam meaning wealth. In Tamil it means daughter or maiden, a respectful title for an unmarried woman, and also a name of the goddess Lakshmi. According to JPN, the name peaked in the 1960s with 497 baby girls.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Tamil |
| Syllables | Sel-vi |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with S |
| Tamil script | செல்வி |
|---|
Selvi in official JPN data
- 1940s
- not in the top 10
- 1950s
- not in the top 10
- 1960s
- Girl: 497 · 7%
- 1970s
- Girl: 493 · 6.5%
- 1980s
- not in the top 10
- 1990s
- not in the top 10
- 2000s
- not in the top 10
- 2010s
- not in the top 10
Sources
- Wiktionary: செல்வி · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: செல்வம் · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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