Girl · Hindi, from Sanskrit · Hindu
Rakhi
राखीSay it RAA-khee
- Meaning today
- Protective thread, bond of protection
- Original meaning
- "the protective thread tied on the wrist at the Shravan full-moon festival" Platts, p. 582
- Say it
- RAA-khee
- Written
- राखी
- Other spellings
- Raakhi, Rakhee, Raakhee
- First sound
- रा · Tula rashi
Rakhi
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Rakhi meaning
Rakhi (राखी) is a Hindu girl's name of Hindi origin (from Sanskrit). By its first sound, रा, it is a Tula rashi name (Chitra nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
The protective thread tied on the wrist at the Shravan full-moon festival
Also used to mean: bond of protection
Rakhi (राखी) is the Hindi name for the protective thread tied round the wrist at the full-moon festival of Sāvan, and for the festival itself, also called Raksha Bandhan. Platts' Hindustani dictionary derives rākhī from Sanskrit rakṣikā, a word of the same family as rakṣā, "protection", and Monier-Williams describes the custom under rakṣā as a band tied as an amulet and a mark of respect. Name lists give Rakhi as "protective thread" or "bond of protection". The actor Raakhee Gulzar spells the name with a double a.
Source: Platts, A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi and English (1884), p. 582 · entry rākhī (राखी) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Platts, rākhī, p. 582 · Monier-Williams, rakṣā, p. 860
Famous namesakes
- Raakhee Gulzar, Indian film actor
Fits your syllable
First sound रा
Chitra nakshatra, pada 3 · Tula rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Rakhi · Raakhi · Rakhee · Raakhee