Lilavati: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Lilavati – Meaning: the playful or graceful one (from lila "play" + the feminine suffix -vati) – Origin: Sanskrit – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: lee-lah-VAH-tee


Lilavati is a Sanskrit girl's name meaning “the playful or graceful one (from lila "play" + the feminine suffix -vati)”. It appears in 4 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Lilavati

Meaning: The playful or graceful one (from lila "play" + the feminine suffix -vati).

Origin: Sanskrit.

How to Pronounce Lilavati

Phonetic: lee-lah-VAH-tee   IPA: /liːlɑːˈvʌtiː/

Popularity of Lilavati

Lilavati 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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