Varuni

Varuni meaning

Varuni (वारुणी) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, वा, it is a Vrishabh rashi name (Rohini nakshatra) in the North Indian table.

Of Varuna; Varuna's female energy; the west; also spirituous liquor

Also used to mean: wife of varuna, goddess of water

Varuni (वारुणी) is Sanskrit vāruṇī, the feminine of vāruṇa, "belonging to Varuna, of the sea". Varuna is the Vedic god of the waters and of the western sky. Monier-Williams records vāruṇī as the western quarter, Varuna's female energy, a name of Shiva's wife and a river. It is also the name of the goddess of spirituous liquor, who rises from the ocean in the story of its churning, and the word can simply mean liquor. Name lists give "wife of Varuna" or "goddess of water".

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 944 · entry vāruṇī · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, vāruṇī, p. 944

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First sound वा

Rohini nakshatra, pada 2 · Vrishabh rashi

North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Varuni · Vaaruni

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