Given name · Hindi
ज्योति
“born of the light”
ज्योति (jyoti) is a feminine given name from Sanskrit. It is used in Hindi.
HindiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Jyoti.
Meaning & origin
What it means
ज्योति is Jyoti written in Devanagari. One Indian interpretation is “born of the light.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Sanskrit ज्योतिस्; its root is Sanskrit ज्युत्.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
ज्योति’s family of names
In Hindi usage, ज्योति shares an earlier linguistic root with जोत. In Hindi usage, ज्योति can be written in the Roman alphabet as Jyoti.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named ज्योति
- Jyoti AmgeIndian actress notable for being the world's smallest living womanborn 1993
- Jyoti GondekCanadian politicianborn 1969
- Jyoti GogteIndian author, entrepreneur and academicianborn 1956
- Jyoti Aroranovelist and bloggerborn 1977
- Jyoti Sunita KulluIndian field hockey playerborn 1978
- Jyoti Randhawaprofessional golferborn 1972
- Jyoti GaubaIndian television and film actressborn 1982
- Jyoti Singh Pandey1989–2012
- Jyoti MistrySouth African film directorborn 1970
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