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Given name · Hindi · Sanskrit

भवानी

भवानी (bhavānī) is a feminine given name from Sanskrit. It is used in Hindi and Sanskrit.

Hindi and SanskritWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Bhavani.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

भवानी comes from Sanskrit.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Sanskrit भवानी.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

भवानी’s family of names

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भवानीBhavaniଭବାନୀభవాని

The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

भवानी has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Sanskrit roots to each of them.

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3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named भवानी

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Saumyā

“gentle, calm”

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Vibhawari

“starry night”

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Kaushalya

Kaushalya is a feminine given name from Sanskrit.

No U.S. birth series

1% boys · 99% girls

Sibling ideas

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