Entry № 9302 · Sanskrit origin

Savithri Savithri — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ SAH-vee-tree /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Sun-related goddess (Savitri Mahabharata devoted wife)"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "sun-related goddess (savitri mahabharata devoted wife)".

Savithri is from the Sanskrit सावित्री (Sāvitrī — related to the sun, daughter of Savitr) — from Sanskrit Savitr. Savithri is one of the Sanskrit feminine names — central to traditional Hindu Vedic heritage. Sanskrit feminine name reflecting Hindu mythological heritage.

Sun-related goddess (Sanskrit).

The name in its native script.

सावित्री
Transliteration
Sāvitrī
Pronunciation
/ ˈsɑː.viː.tri /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Savithri stands.

Savithri 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.

Savithris before her.

Real people

In fiction
Savitri
Princess of Madra + devoted wife of Satyavan + argued with Yama to restore husband + Mahabharata.
Mahabharata Vana Parva

Names connected to Savithri.

The number behind Savithri.

7

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Savithri reduce to 7, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.