Devavrat

Devavrat meaning

Devavrat (देवव्रत) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, दे, it is a Meen rashi name (Revati nakshatra) in the North Indian table.

Devoted to the gods, pious; birth name of Bhishma

Also used to mean: vow of God, devoted to God

Devavrat (देवव्रत) is the Sanskrit deva-vrata, from deva, "god", and vrata, "a vow, a religious observance". Monier-Williams gives it as a religious vow of any kind, as the adjective "devoted to the gods, pious", and as a name of Bhīṣma and of the war god Skanda. In the Mahabharata, Devavrata is the name Bhīṣma was born with; he became Bhīṣma, "the one of the terrible vow", after renouncing the throne and marriage for his father's sake. Indian name lists give "vow of God" or "devoted to God". In Bengal the same name is Debabrata.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 494 · entry devavrata · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, devavrata, p. 494 · Wikipedia, Bhishma

Famous namesakes

• Devavrata, the birth name of Bhishma in the Mahabharata

Fits your syllable

First sound दे

Revati nakshatra, pada 1 · Meen rashi

North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Devavrat · Devvrat · Devavrata · Debabrata

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