Entry № 5263 · Sanskrit origin

Kartikeyi Kartikeyi — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KAHR-tee-KEH-yee /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Sanskrit

Meaning

"Devi of Kartikeya"

Syllables

First recorded

Ancient

The meaning

A name that means "devi of kartikeya".

Kartikeyi is from the Sanskrit Kārtikeyī.

Devi of Kartikeya — a Sanskrit name.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

कार्तिकेयी

Transliteration: Kārtikeyī
Pronunciation: / ˌkɑːr.tiːˈkɛ.ji /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Kartikeyi stands.

Kartikeyi 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.

Namesakes

Kartikeyis before her.

Real people

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In fiction

Kartikeya Shiva Parvati Ganesha brother Taraka Shiva tejas / 6 Krittika Pleiades Shanmatura 6 mothered / 6 heads Shanmukha 12 arms Vel spear Mayura peacock / Skanda Purana 8 Sthanas 700 81100 verses largest / Aru Padai Veedu 6 abodes Tamil Nadu Tiruttani Palani Swamimalai Tiruchendur Pazhamudhircholai Tiruparangunram / Muruga Tamil / Subrahmanya

Sanskrit of-Kartikeya Kartikeya-Devi + Kārtikeya + Kārtikeya Shiva-Parvati + Ganesha Shiva-tejas Tāraka-Asura + Kārtikeya 6-Krittikā-Pleiades Ṣāṇmātura + Kārtikeyas-6-heads Ṣaṇmukha + 12-arms + Vel + Mayūra + Skanda-Purana 8-Sthānas 700-Sthānas 81100-verses + Aṟu Padai Veedu Tamil Nadu Tiruttani + Palani + Swāmimalai + Tiruchendur + Pazhamudhircholai + Tiruparangunram + Muruga Tamil-Kartikeya + Subrahmaṇya

Kartikeyi

Names connected to Kartikeyi.

Numerology

The number behind Kartikeyi.

The Leader

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Kartikeyi reduce to 1, The Leader. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.