Entry № 8011 · Sanskrit origin

Pavitra Pavitra — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ pah-VIT-rah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Pure, sacred"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "pure, sacred".

Pavitra (पवित्रा) is the Sanskrit word for "pure" or "sacred." A traditional Hindu feminine name expressing spiritual purity.

Used widely in modern India.

Pure, sacred. The Sanskrit.

The name in its native script.

पवित्रा
Transliteration
Pavitrā
Pronunciation
/ pəˈvɪt.rə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Pavitra stands.

Pavitra 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.

Pavitras before her.

Real people
Pavitra
Common Indian name.
In fiction
Pavitra Rishta
Indian TV series.
2009-2014

Names connected to Pavitra.

The number behind Pavitra.

6

The Nurturer

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Pavitra reduce to 6, The Nurturer. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.