Girl · Sanskrit · Hindu
Kairavi
कैरवीSay it KAI-ruh-vee
- Meaning today
- Moonlight, white lotus
- Original meaning
- "moonlight" Monier-Williams, p. 311
- Say it
- KAI-ruh-vee
- Written
- कैरवी
- Other spellings
- Kairvi, Kairavee
Kairavi
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Kairavi meaning
Kairavi (कैरवी) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
Moonlight
Also used to mean: white lotus
Kairavi (कैरवी) is a Sanskrit word for moonlight. It is related to kairava, which Monier-Williams defines as the white lotus or water lily that blooms at night, the flower poets pair with the moon. The dictionary gives kairavī itself as moonlight, and also as the fenugreek plant. Name lists give "moonlight" and sometimes "white lotus", both of which come straight from these entries. The boys' form Kairav has the lotus sense. Kairavi is sometimes shortened to Kaira.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 311 · entry kairavī · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, kairava and kairavī, p. 311
Fits your syllable
First sound कै
Punarvasu nakshatra, pada 1 · Mithun rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is के, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Kairavi · Kairvi · Kairavee