Saraswathi

Traditional associations

In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule. Traditional rashi (by first letter, as commonly listed in this corpus) — not a personalized astrological reading, and not the same as the traditional first-syllable (akshara) method some families use.

• Rashi: Kanya
• Nakshatra: Hasta
• More names starting with S

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Meanings families give: Goddess of arts and learning; Goddess of learning and arts; Goddess of learning, river, eloquence; Goddess of learning, knowledge and arts”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Vidya — Meanings families give: Knowledge, learning; Knowledge, learning, wisdom; Knowledge, education, learning; Knowledge, learning, education
• Saraswati — Meanings families give: Goddess of learning and arts; Goddess of learning and arts; the flowing one; Goddess of knowledge and arts
• Sharada — Meanings families give: Goddess Saraswati, autumn; Goddess of learning, autumn season; Goddess Saraswati, autumn goddess
• Vidyapati — Lord of learning, famous Maithili poet
• Brahmi — Goddess of learning, Saraswati
• Kaldhar — Bearer of arts, one who carries the tradition

More girls' names of Sanskrit-Kannada / Sanskrit-Malayalam / Sanskrit-Telugu / Tamil origin

• Revathi — Meanings families give: Star Revati, prosperous; Prosperity, wealthy, last nakshatra; Prosperous, the last star, Apsara; A star, prosperity, wealth
• Lalitha — Meanings families give: Graceful, playful; Elegant, graceful, playful; Elegant, playful, gracious lady; Graceful, playful, charming
• Sumathi — Meanings families give: Of good mind, intelligent; Good mind, wise, intelligent; Good intellect, wise, thoughtful

Other names under Kanya rashi

• Dhruv — Meanings families give: Pole star, constant; Pole star, fixed, immovable; Pole star, fixed and unwavering
• Parth — Meanings families give: Prince, Arjuna; Arjuna, prince; Son of Pritha, another name for Arjuna the great hero; Arjuna, son of Pritha, earthly; Son of Pritha; name of Arjuna; Arjuna, one who never misses the target; Arjuna, king, prince
• Prisha — Meanings families give: Beloved, God's gift; Beloved, darling; Beloved, God gifted, talent
• Priyanka — Meanings families give: Lovable, beautiful; Favourite, dear one, lovable; Lovable, dear one; Lovable, dear, beautiful; Lovable, dear one, winning heart; Loveable, charming, dear; Lovable, dear; Lovable, dear, beloved
• Pihu — Meanings families give: Sound of a bird; Chirping of birds; sweet sound; Sweet sound, chirping of birds; Sweet sound, chirping bird
• Pooja — Meanings families give: Prayer, worship, adoration; Worship, prayer; Worship, prayer, reverence; Worship, prayer, adoration

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Kanya names.

Where this comes from

Saraswathi has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.