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Deepjyoti
दीपज्योतिSay it deep-JYO-tee
- Meaning today
- Light of a lamp
- Original meaning
- "compound of dīpa, 'a lamp, light', and jyotis, 'light'" Monier-Williams, p. 481
- Say it
- deep-JYO-tee
- Written
- दीपज्योति
- Other spellings
- Dipjyoti, Deepjyothi, Deep Jyoti
- First sound
- दी · Meen rashi
Deepjyoti
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Deepjyoti meaning
Deepjyoti (दीपज्योति) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin (Assamese and Bengali usage). By its first sound, दी, it is a Meen rashi name (Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Compound of dīpa, 'a lamp, light', and jyotis, 'light'
Also used to mean: light of a lamp
Deepjyoti (दीपज्योति) joins Sanskrit dīpa, "a lamp, light", with jyotis, "light". Together they mean "the light of a lamp", the sense name lists give, and recall the earthen lamps lit at dusk and at festivals such as Diwali. The name is used mainly in Assam, where boys' names ending in -jyoti are a tradition, and it is also used in Bengal. It is often spelled Dipjyoti, following the short vowel of Assamese and Bengali pronunciation.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 481 · entry dīpa · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, dīpa, p. 481 · Monier-Williams, jyotis, p. 427
Fits your syllable
First sound दी
Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra, pada 4 · Meen rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Deepjyoti · Dipjyoti · Deepjyothi · Deep Jyoti