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Advay
अद्वयSay it uhd-VAY
- Meaning
- Not two, without a second, unique; non-duality, unity Monier-Williams, p. 19
- Say it
- uhd-VAY
- Written
- अद्वय
- Other spellings
- Advaya, Adway
- First sound
- अ · Mesh rashi
Advay
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Advay meaning
Advay (अद्वय) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, अ, it is a Mesh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Not two, without a second, unique; non-duality, unity
Advay (अद्वय) comes from Sanskrit advaya, made of a-, "not", and dvaya, "a pair", so literally "not two". Monier-Williams gives the adjective as without a second, only and unique, and the noun as non-duality and unity: the identity of Brahman with the individual soul or the universe, and the ultimate truth. MW also records Advaya as the name of a Buddha, and the word is used in both Hindu and Buddhist philosophy. It is a near relative of advaita, the term behind Advaita Vedānta and the name Advait. Name lists give Advay as "unique" or "one of a kind", which matches the dictionary.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 19 · entry a-dvaya · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, a-dvaya, p. 19
Fits your syllable
First sound अ
Krittika nakshatra, pada 1 · Mesh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Advay · Advaya · Adway