Girl, Also used for boys, mainly as Apurv or Apoorv. · Sanskrit · Hindu
Apoorva
अपूर्वाSay it uh-POOR-vaa
- Meaning today
- Unique, unprecedented
- Original meaning
- "unprecedented, new; unparalleled, extraordinary" Monier-Williams, p. 56
- Say it
- uh-POOR-vaa
- Written
- अपूर्वा
- Other spellings
- Apurva, Apoorvaa
- First sound
- अ · Mesh rashi
Apoorva
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Apoorva meaning
Apoorva (अपूर्वा) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, अ, it is a Mesh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Unprecedented, new; unparalleled, extraordinary
Also used to mean: unique
Apoorva (अपूर्वा) is the feminine of Sanskrit apūrva, made of a-, "not", and pūrva, "earlier". Monier-Williams defines it as not having existed before, unprecedented, new, unparalleled and extraordinary. In Mīmāṃsā philosophy the neuter apūrva names the unseen result that a ritual act lays up for the future. Name lists give "unique" or "unprecedented", matching the dictionary. Apoorva and Apurva are used for girls, while the shorter Apurv is a boys' name.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 56 · entry apūrva · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, apūrva, p. 56 · Wikipedia, Apoorva (given name)
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
Apoorva · Apurva · Apoorvaa