Girl · Kannada (modern, from Sanskrit gāna) · Hindu
Ganavi
गानवीSay it GAA-nuh-vee
- Meaning today
- Melody, singer
- In the dictionaries
- No dictionary meaning confirmed for the name itself
- Say it
- GAA-nuh-vee
- Written
- गानवी
- Other spellings
- Gaanavi
- First sound
- गा · Makar rashi
Ganavi
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Ganavi meaning
Ganavi (गानवी) is a Hindu girl's name of Kannada origin (modern, from Sanskrit gāna). By its first sound, गा, it is a Makar rashi name (Dhanishta nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Meaning today
Melody, singer
In the dictionaries
We haven't confirmed a dictionary meaning for the name itself. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Ganavi (गानवी, ಗಾನವಿ in Kannada) is a modern girls' name from Karnataka. It appears to be built on Sanskrit gāna, which Monier-Williams gives as singing or song, a word still used in Kannada and other Indian languages for music and song. The ending -vi is not a standard Sanskrit suffix, and we could not find gānavī in the dictionaries, so the name is best read as a new coinage. Name lists give it as "melody" or "singer". A well-known bearer is the Kannada actress Ganavi Laxman.
References: Monier-Williams, gāna, p. 352 · Wikipedia, Ganavi Laxman
Famous namesakes
- Ganavi Laxman, Kannada film and television actress
Fits your syllable
First sound गा
Dhanishta nakshatra, pada 1 · Makar rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Ganavi · Gaanavi