Girl · Hindi (modern) · Hindu
Pihu
पीहूSay it PEE-hoo
- Meaning today
- Sweet sound, song of a bird
- In the dictionaries
- No dictionary meaning confirmed for the name itself
- Say it
- PEE-hoo
- Written
- पीहू
- Other spellings
- Peehu, Pihoo
- First sound
- पी · Kanya rashi
Pihu
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Pihu meaning
Pihu (पीहू) is a Hindu girl's name of Hindi origin (modern). By its first sound, पी, it is a Kanya rashi name (Uttara Phalguni nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Meaning today
Sweet sound, song of a bird
In the dictionaries
We haven't confirmed a dictionary meaning for the name itself. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Pihu (पीहू) is a soft, affectionate-sounding name used for girls. Indian name lists explain it as "sweet sound" or as the call of a bird such as the cuckoo or the peacock. We could not confirm that sense: the older Hindi dictionaries do not record it, and the only pīhū they list is an unrelated everyday word. Platts' Hindustani dictionary does list a similar-sounding pihuā as the name of a bird, probably a kind of cuckoo, which may lie behind the bird association, though no source says so. The meaning is best seen as a modern one that families attach to the name.
References: Platts, pihuā (p. 291) and pīhū (p. 302)
Fits your syllable
First sound पी
Uttara Phalguni nakshatra, pada 4 · Kanya rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Pihu · Peehu · Pihoo