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Garv
गर्वSay it GURV
- Meaning today
- Pride, dignity
- Original meaning
- "pride, arrogance; in drama, proud speech" Monier-Williams, p. 350
- Say it
- GURV
- Written
- गर्व
- Other spellings
- Garva
Garv
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Garv meaning
Garv (गर्व) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Pride, arrogance; in drama, proud speech
Also used to mean: dignity
Garv (गर्व) is Sanskrit garva, which Monier-Williams gives as pride or arrogance, citing the Ramayana and Kalidasa, and in drama as proud speech. The classical word can lean towards haughtiness, but in modern Hindi garv is the everyday word for pride in a good sense: a family's pride in a child, or pride in one's country. That is the sense parents intend, and name lists give it as "pride" or "dignity". Garv is a short, modern name, used alongside the longer Garvit.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 350 · entry garva · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, garva, p. 350
Fits your syllable
First sound ग
Dhanishta nakshatra, pada 1 · Makar rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is गा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Garv · Garva