Given name

Devayani

Devayani is a feminine given name from Sanskrit.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Devayani comes from Sanskrit.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Sanskrit देवयानी.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Devayani’s family of names

In English usage, Devayani has a related form in DEVYANI. In English usage, Devayani has a conventional equivalent in the Hindi form देवयानी.

Walk Devayani’s family in the name graph

DevayaniDevyaniदेवयानी

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

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

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“given, granted”

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“radiant, luminous, brilliant, glorious”

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Sanskrit

Abhati

Abhati is a surname from Sanskrit.

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Sibling ideas

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