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Neev
नीवSay it NEEV
- Meaning
- Foundation of a wall; basis John T. Platts, p. 1170
- Say it
- NEEV
- Written
- नीव
- First sound
- नी · Vrishchik rashi
Neev
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Neev meaning
Neev (नीव) is a Hindu boy's name of Hindi origin. By its first sound, नी, it is a Vrishchik rashi name (Anuradha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Foundation of a wall; basis
Neev (नीव) is the Hindi word for a foundation, the base on which a wall or house is built. Platts' Hindustani dictionary records it in the forms new, neo and nīw, as the foundation of a wall and, by extension, the basis of anything, with phrases for laying a foundation, and traces it through Prakrit to Sanskrit nema. Name lists give Neev as "foundation", which matches. It is a short modern name chosen by families who want something simple that sounds the same in Hindi and English.
Source: John T. Platts, A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English (1884), p. 1170 · entry new, neʼo, nīw · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Platts, new / neʼo / nīw, p. 1170
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First sound नी
Anuradha nakshatra, pada 2 · Vrishchik rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.