Kaveri: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Name of the sacred Kaveri River
Origin
Sanskrit/Tamil
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
KAH-vuh-ree

Kaveri is a Sanskrit/Tamil girl's name meaning “name of the sacred Kaveri River”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Kaveri

Meaning: Name of the sacred Kaveri River.

Origin: Sanskrit/Tamil.

A common claim: Often translated as 'the one with the saffron color' Actually: The 'saffron-colored' translation is a popular folk etymology, not an established scholarly derivation; the name is more reliably explained simply as the proper name of the river.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Kaveri

KAH-vuh-ree

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