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Valmiki name meaning
“of or from the anthill”
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- V
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Devanagari scriptवाल्मीकि
Valmiki is a Sanskrit male name meaning "of the anthill", the name of the sage who authored the Ramayana.
What does Valmiki mean?
About the name Valmiki
Valmiki is a male name from Sanskrit. It comes from the word vālmīka, meaning "of or from an anthill" (a derivative of valmīka, anthill). It is the name of the sage Valmiki, author of the Ramayana, known as Adi Kavi, the first poet.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Val-mi-ki |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with V |
| Devanagari script | वाल्मीकि |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: वाल्मीक · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: वाल्मीकि · en.wiktionary.org · origin
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