Gauri
Gauri is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, meaning Fair; the goddess Parvati.
What Gauri means
Fair; the goddess Parvati.
Gauri sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Gauri comes from
Sanskrit names draw on a devotional and literary tradition thousands of years old. Many are epithets of deities or qualities from classical texts, which is why their meanings tend to be abstract virtues rather than objects.
Gauri is recorded as Sanskrit in origin. Browse other Sanskrit names.
How popular is Gauri?
You will not find Gauri in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Gauri
Two ideas meet in Gauri: light and brightness and faith. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Gauri
These share Gauri's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Evangeline — Bearer of good news.
- Halo — A ring of holy light.
- Gilbert — Bright pledge.
- Killian — Little church; bright.
- Aahana — First rays of the morning sun.
- Anvi — A goddess; one who follows.
- Diya — Lamp, light.
- Indira — Beauty; splendour.
- Meera — Devotee; prosperous.
- Nitya — Eternal; constant.
- Radha — Success; beloved of Krishna.
- Siya — The goddess Sita.