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Jeevika
जीविकाSay it JEE-vi-kaa
- Meaning today
- Life
- Original meaning
- "manner of living, livelihood; in the plural, water" Monier-Williams, p. 423
- Say it
- JEE-vi-kaa
- Written
- जीविका
- Other spellings
- Jivika
- First sound
- जी · Makar rashi
Jeevika
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Jeevika meaning
Jeevika (जीविका) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, जी, it is a Makar rashi name (Uttara Ashadha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Manner of living, livelihood; in the plural, water
Also used to mean: life
Jeevika (जीविका) is Sanskrit jīvikā, from the root jīv, 'to live'. Monier-Williams defines it as living, manner of living and livelihood, citing the Kaṭha Upaniṣad and the law-book of Manu, and gives water, the life-giving element, as a sense of the plural. Name lists today usually say simply 'life', which stays close to the root, although the dictionary word is more about the means and manner of living than about life itself. The word is still used in Hindi for a livelihood, so the name has a grounded, practical ring. It sounds like a feminine partner to Jeevan, which comes from the same root and means life.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 423 · entry jīvikā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, jīvikā, p. 423
Fits your syllable
First sound जी
Uttara Ashadha nakshatra, pada 4 · Makar rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Jeevika · Jivika