Girl · Marathi · Hindu
Sayali
सायलीSay it SAA-yuh-lee
- Meaning today
- A jasmine flower
- In the dictionaries
- No dictionary meaning confirmed for the name itself
- Say it
- SAA-yuh-lee
- Written
- सायली
- Other spellings
- Sayli, Sailee, Saili
- First sound
- सा · Kumbh rashi
Sayali
Stays on your phone. A family name is never required.
Sayali meaning
Sayali (सायली) is a Hindu girl's name of Marathi origin. By its first sound, सा, it is a Kumbh rashi name (Shatabhisha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Meaning today
A jasmine flower
In the dictionaries
We haven't confirmed a dictionary meaning for the name itself. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Sayali (सायली) is a Marathi girls' name that families understand as the name of a small, white, fragrant jasmine, one of several jasmines grown in Maharashtra alongside mogra and jai. We could not find this flower sense in the Marathi dictionaries we checked: Molesworth's dictionary records sāyalī only as an adjective meaning made of teak, and an Old Marathi word sāilī meant a woman friend or shade. Botanists and gardeners disagree on exactly which jasmine species carries the name. So we give the flower meaning as the one in everyday use rather than as a dictionary sense.
References: Molesworth, sāyalī, p. 848 · Tulpule and Feldhaus, Dictionary of Old Marathi, sāilī, p. 728 · eFlora of India, Jasminum fluminense (discussion naming Sayali)
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
Sayali · Sayli · Sailee · Saili