Girl · Modern · Hindu
Saanvi
सान्वीSay it SAAN-vee
- Meaning today
- Lakshmi, knowledge, follower
- In the dictionaries
- Not in the classical dictionaries; most likely a modern name
- Say it
- SAAN-vee
- Written
- सान्वी
- Other spellings
- Sanvi
- First sound
- सा · Kumbh rashi
Saanvi
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Saanvi meaning
Saanvi (सान्वी) is a Hindu girl's name. By its first sound, सा, it is a Kumbh rashi name (Shatabhisha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Meaning today
Lakshmi, knowledge, follower
In the dictionaries
The name isn't in the classical dictionaries we use, so it is most likely a modern name. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Saanvi (सान्वी) is a modern Indian girls' name. Baby-name lists give it a range of meanings, most often a name of the goddess Lakshmi, "knowledge" or "follower", and a few add "peace" or "calm". We could not trace any of these to a dictionary. Monier-Williams and Apte, the standard Sanskrit dictionaries, have no word sānvī, and we found no older text or name that would explain it. The popular meanings therefore appear to have grown up around the name in recent years rather than coming from an older word, and we leave its origin open. The name is also spelled Sanvi and is used by Hindu families in India and abroad.
References: Monier-Williams, search for sānvī (not found)
Popularity abroad
- #944 United States, girls 2025 (up 6 from 950 in 2024)
US Social Security Administration - #590 England and Wales, girls 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Fits your syllable
First sound सा
Shatabhisha nakshatra, pada 2 · Kumbh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Saanvi · Sanvi