Entry № 2488 · Sanskrit origin

Dhriti Dhriti — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ DREE-tee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Patience / steadfastness"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "patience / steadfastness".

Dhriti is from the Sanskrit Dhṛti.

Patience / steadfastness — a Sanskrit name.

The name in its native script.

धृति
Transliteration
Dhṛti
Pronunciation
/ ˈdriː.ti /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Dhriti stands.

Dhriti 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.

Dhritis before her.

Real people

In fiction
Bhagavad Gita 18:33 / Patanjali
Sanskrit patience steadfastness + Bhagavad Gita 18:33-35 unwavering steadfastness through yoga controlling mind life-breath senses + Patanjali Yoga Sutras + Hindu Buddhist Jain ethical heritage
Hindu yoga

Names connected to Dhriti.

The number behind Dhriti.

5

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Dhriti reduce to 5, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.