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Name

Agni

/UG-nee/ MasculineSanskrit

Meaning

Agni is a masculine name of Sanskrit origin meaning “fire”.

Agni is the Vedic god of fire and the Sanskrit word for fire itself, cognate with the Latin ignis; as the carrier of sacrifices to the gods he receives more hymns in the Rigveda than almost any deity. The name remains in use in India and carries three thousand years of sacred flame.

At a glance

Origin
Sanskrit
Gender
Masculine
Pronounced
/UG-nee/
Themes
FireSun

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Questions

  • Agni is a masculine name of Sanskrit origin meaning “fire”. Agni is the Vedic god of fire and the Sanskrit word for fire itself, cognate with the Latin ignis; as the carrier of sacrifices to the gods he receives more hymns in the Rigveda than almost any deity.

  • Agni is traditionally a masculine (boy) name.

  • The name Agni comes from Sanskrit. Agni is the Vedic god of fire and the Sanskrit word for fire itself, cognate with the Latin ignis; as the carrier of sacrifices to the gods he receives more hymns in the Rigveda than almost any deity. The name remains in use in India and carries three thousand years of sacred flame.

  • Agni is pronounced UG-nee.

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