Given name · Hindi
मयूर
“peacock”
मयूर (mayūr) is a masculine given name from Sanskrit, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian. It is used in Hindi.
HindiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: mayūr.
Meaning & origin
What it means
मयूर goes back to Proto-Dravidian *mayVr, meaning “peacock.”
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Where it comes from
मयूर comes from Sanskrit, and ultimately from Proto-Dravidian.
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How it developed
From Sanskrit मयूर, from Proto-Dravidian *mayVr (“peacock”).
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मयूर’s family of names
In Hindi usage, मयूर shares an earlier linguistic root with मोर. In Hindi usage, मयूर can be written in the Roman alphabet as mayūr.
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.
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