At a Glance: Name: Jyoti – Meaning: light or flame – Origin: Sanskrit – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: JYO-tee
Jyoti is a Sanskrit girl's name meaning “light or flame”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Jyoti
Meaning: Light or flame.
Origin: Sanskrit.
A common claim: Widely said to mean 'light,' sometimes stretched to 'star' or emphasized as 'flame.' Actually: The 'star' framing overstates it: the Sanskrit word means light/flame/brilliance, not literally 'star' — that link is likely borrowed for luminosity-themed name lists rather than an accurate translation.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Jyoti
Phonetic: JYO-tee IPA: /ˈd͡ʒjoːti/
Popularity of Jyoti
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1968–2019.
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