Entry № 1207 · Marathi origin

Bahinabai Bahinabai — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ BAH-hee-nah-bai /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Marathi
Meaning
"Marathi Varkari poet (autobiographical abhangs)"
Syllables
4
First recorded
Modern (Marathi)

A name that means "marathi varkari poet (autobiographical abhangs)".

Bahinabai (1628-1700) was the Marathi Brahmin Varkari poet-saint — disciple of Tukaram. Married at age 5, she fled an abusive husband to follow Tukaram's teachings, eventually returning to live with her husband while continuing her devotion. Her autobiographical abhangs are among the most personal and frank accounts of a medieval Indian woman's life — describing her struggles, her caste community's hostility, and her spiritual journey.

Featured in Bahinabaicharitra (her autobiography).

Marathi Varkari poet. Her abhangs are among the most personal accounts of a medieval Indian woman's life.

The name in its native script.

बहिणाबाई
Transliteration
Bahiṇābāī
Pronunciation
/ ˈbɑː.hɪ.nə.baɪ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Bahinabai stands.

Bahinabai does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Bahinabais before her.

Real people
Bahinabai
Marathi Varkari poet.
1628 – 1700
In fiction
Bahinabai
Bahinabaicharitra.

Names connected to Bahinabai.

The number behind Bahinabai.

2

The Peacemaker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Bahinabai reduce to 2, The Peacemaker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.