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Manvi
मान्वीSay it MAAN-vee
- Meaning today
- Humane, kind-hearted
- Original meaning
- "a woman, a daughter of man (Manu); human" Monier-Williams, p. 809
- Say it
- MAAN-vee
- Written
- मान्वी
- Other spellings
- Maanvi, Manavi
- First sound
- मा · Simha rashi
Manvi
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Manvi meaning
Manvi (मान्वी) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, मा, it is a Simha rashi name (Magha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
A woman, a daughter of man (Manu); human
Also used to mean: humane, kind-hearted
Manvi (मान्वी) appears to be a shortened form of Sanskrit mānavī, the feminine of mānava, "descended from Manu, human". Monier-Williams gives mānavī as a daughter of man or a woman, a kind of jasmine, a river in the Mahabharata, and the name of a Vidyādevī, a goddess of knowledge. Name lists give humane or kind-hearted; those senses are not in the dictionary but follow naturally from the idea of humanity, so we show them as popular meanings. Manvi is a modern name used across North and West India, also spelt Maanvi or Manavi.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 809 · entry mānavī · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, mānava and mānavī, p. 809
Fits your syllable
First sound मा
Magha nakshatra, pada 1 · Simha rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Manvi · Maanvi · Manavi