Given name & surname

Giri

“from the mountain”

Giri is used as a given name and a surname. One Indian interpretation is “from the mountain.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Indian interpretation is “from the mountain.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.

Giri’s family of names

Giri has a related form in Girea. Giri has a related form in Giree. Giri has a related form in Girey.

Walk Giri’s family in the name graph

GiriగిరిGireeGireaGireyGirieGiry

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 5

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

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Giri, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Indian

Gotam

“the best ox”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Indian

Sahyadri

“from the mountain range”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Indian · Royal

Mandhatri

“a prince; born to royalty”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Indian

Prembhari

“one who is full of love”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Indian · Royal

Gajendra

“the king of elephants”

No U.S. birth series

99% boys · 1% girls

Indian

Ihit

“one who is honored”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hindi

Kirit

“one who is crowned”

No U.S. birth series

99% boys · 1% girls

Indian

Indore

“from the city in India”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Giri’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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