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Utsav
उत्सवSay it UT-suv
- Meaning today
- Celebration, festival
- Original meaning
- "a festival, jubilee; joy, gladness; a beginning; blossoming" Monier-Williams, p. 182
- Say it
- UT-suv
- Written
- उत्सव
- Other spellings
- Utsavv
- First sound
- उ · Vrishabh rashi
Utsav
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Utsav meaning
Utsav (उत्सव) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, उ, it is a Vrishabh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
A festival, jubilee; joy, gladness; a beginning; blossoming
Also used to mean: celebration
Utsav (उत्सव) is the Sanskrit utsava. Monier-Williams gives its senses as a festival or jubilee, joy and merriment, and also the opening of a flower and the beginning of an undertaking, besides a few less happy senses such as passion and insolence. In Hindi and almost every Indian language utsav is still the everyday word for a festival or celebration, from temple festivals to cultural fairs. Name lists give Utsav as "celebration" or "festival", matching the main sense. It is a cheerful, modern-sounding name that suits a child born around a festival.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 182 · entry ut-sava · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, ut-sava, p. 182
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
Utsav · Utsavv