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Naivedya
नैवेद्यSay it nai-VAYD-yuh
- Meaning today
- Offering to god
- Original meaning
- "an offering of food to a god" Monier-Williams, p. 570
- Say it
- nai-VAYD-yuh
- Written
- नैवेद्य
- Other spellings
- Nivedya, Naivedhya
Naivedya
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Naivedya meaning
Naivedya (नैवेद्य) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
An offering of food to a god
Also used to mean: offering to god
Naivedya (नैवेद्य) is Sanskrit naivedya, which Monier-Williams gives as an offering of food presented to a god, citing the Bhagavata Purana. In Hindu worship naivedya is one of the regular services of puja, when cooked food or sweets are offered to the deity before being shared as prasad. Name lists give "offering to God", matching the dictionary. As a name it expresses a child given in devotion. Nivedya is a shorter form of the name.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 570 · entry naivedya · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, naivedya, p. 570
Fits your syllable
First sound नै
Anuradha nakshatra, pada 4 · Vrishchik rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is ने, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Naivedya · Nivedya · Naivedhya