Atri: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Atri – Meaning: devourer – Origin: Sanskrit – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: AHT-ree


Atri is a Sanskrit boy's name meaning “devourer”. It appears in our list of 200+ Hindu Baby Boy Names — Sacred, Strong, and Steeped in Tradition.

Meaning & Origin of Atri

Meaning: Devourer.

Origin: Sanskrit.

A common claim: one who eats the three; conqueror of the three Actually: The name stems from the Sanskrit root meaning 'to devour', not from the word for three.

Source: Wikipedia, Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Atri

Phonetic: AHT-ree   IPA: /ˈɑːtri/

Popularity of Atri

Atri doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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