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Ravi

/RAH-vee/ MasculineSanskrit

Meaning

Ravi is a masculine name of Sanskrit origin meaning “sun”.

Ravi is one of the Sanskrit names for the sun and for the solar deity, and it anchors compound names like Ravindra. Sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar carried it to global audiences in the 1960s, making it among the most recognizable Indian names in the West.

Common throughout India and the Indian diaspora.

At a glance

Origin
Sanskrit
Gender
Masculine
Pronounced
/RAH-vee/
Themes
SunLight

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Questions

  • Ravi is a masculine name of Sanskrit origin meaning “sun”. Ravi is one of the Sanskrit names for the sun and for the solar deity, and it anchors compound names like Ravindra.

  • Ravi is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. Common throughout India and the Indian diaspora.

  • The name Ravi comes from Sanskrit. Ravi is one of the Sanskrit names for the sun and for the solar deity, and it anchors compound names like Ravindra. Sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar carried it to global audiences in the 1960s, making it among the most recognizable Indian names in the West.

  • Ravi is pronounced RAH-vee.

More names that mean sun

Names that share this meaning.

  1. Agni MasculineSanskrit“fire”
  2. Áine FeminineIrish“radiance, brilliance”
  3. Apollo MasculineGreek“uncertain; god of the sun and light”
  4. Arun MasculineSanskrit“reddish glow of the rising sun”
  5. Cyrus MasculinePersian“traditionally linked to the sun”
  6. Elio MasculineItalian“sun”