Given name · Hindi · Marathi
राखी
“protection”
राखी (rākhī) is a feminine given name from Proto-Indo-Iranian. It is used in Hindi and Marathi.
Hindi and MarathiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: rākhī.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrakš-; its root is Sanskrit रक्ष्.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
राखी’s family of names
In Hindi usage, राखी shares an earlier linguistic root with रक्षा. In Hindi usage, राखी can be written in the Roman alphabet as rākhī.
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Around the world
राखी has relatives in 3 languages.
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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