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Unnati
उन्नतिSay it UN-nuh-tee
- Meaning today
- Progress, advancement
- Original meaning
- "rising; elevation; advancement, prosperity" Monier-Williams, p. 193
- Say it
- UN-nuh-tee
- Written
- उन्नति
- Other spellings
- Unnathi, Unnatti
- First sound
- उ · Vrishabh rashi
Unnati
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Unnati meaning
Unnati (उन्नति) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, उ, it is a Vrishabh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Rising; elevation; advancement, prosperity
Also used to mean: progress
Unnati (उन्नति) is Sanskrit unnati, formed from ud-, "up", and nati, "bending", so literally "a rising up". Monier-Williams gives "rising, ascending; elevation, height; increase, advancement, prosperity". In the Bhāgavata Purāṇa Unnati is one of the daughters of Dakṣa married to Dharma, and an old lexicon names her as the wife of Garuḍa. The word is used every day in Hindi for progress or success, and name lists give the name as "progress" or "advancement", matching the dictionary. Unnathi is a southern spelling.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 193 · entry unnati · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, unnati, p. 193
Fits your syllable
First sound उ
Krittika nakshatra, pada 3 · Vrishabh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Unnati · Unnathi · Unnatti