Sarvani
Sarvani means Śiva's wife.
Meaning: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
| Gender | girl |
| Origin | Sanskrit / Sanskrit-Telugu |
| Language | Hindi / Telugu |
| Starts with | S |
Classical Sanskrit origin
शर्वाणी (śarvāṇī): Śiva's wife.
Source: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), a public-domain scholarly reference — not every popular name today traces to a classical dictionary entry, so this section only appears where a verified match exists.
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: Dhanu
- Nakshatra: Purva Ashadha
- More names starting with S
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Śiva's wife”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Shivani — Meanings families give: Goddess Parvati; Goddess Parvati, wife of Shiva; Goddess Parvati; belonging to Shiva
- Surya — the wife of the god
- Ayisha — Alive, prosperous, wife of Prophet
- Ishani — Meanings families give: Consort of Shiva, northeast corner; Goddess Parvati; ruling; Goddess Parvati, wife of Shiva
- Chhaya — Meanings families give: Shadow, shade, wife of the sun god; Shadow, shade, reflection
- Hafsath — Young lioness, cub, wife of Prophet
More girls' names of Sanskrit / Sanskrit-Telugu origin
- Isha — Meanings families give: Goddess, divine; Goddess Parvati, ruler, purity; Goddess, pure, desire
- Siddhi — Meanings families give: Achievement, supernatural power; Accomplishment, magical power; Achievement, attainment, success; Achievement, perfection, spiritual power
- Niharika — Meanings families give: Dew drops, nebula; Dew drops, mist, galaxy; Dewdrops, morning dew
- Keerthi — Meanings families give: Fame, glory; Fame, glory, reputation
- Harika — Meanings families give: Lord Vishnu; Devotee of Hari, Vishnu
- Bhoomika — Meanings families give: Earth, role; Earth, role, foundation
Other names under Dhanu rashi
- Subhadra — n. (-) very glorious or splendid or auspicious or fortunate
- Shruti — Meanings families give: Heard, sacred scriptures, Vedas; That which is heard, the Vedas; Hearing, sacred scriptures
- Ayyappan — Meanings families give: Lord Ayyappa; Lord Ayyappa, divine son of Shiva and Vishnu
- Subhashree — Good fortune, beautiful blessing
- Tanushree — Meanings families give: Beautiful body, graceful; One with a beautiful body; graceful woman
- Sowmya — Meanings families give: Gracious, calm, born of moonlight; Gentle, soft, pleasing; Gentle, calm, mild, Goddess Parvati; Gentle, soft, pleasing, calm
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Dhanu names.
Where this comes from
Sarvani's etymology is verified against Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). 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.