Maitreyi: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Maitreyi – Meaning: friendly or benevolent – Origin: Sanskrit – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: my-TRAY-ee


Maitreyi is a Sanskrit girl's name meaning “friendly or benevolent”. It appears in our list of 200+ Indian Baby Girl Names Spanning Every Region and Tradition.

Meaning & Origin of Maitreyi

Meaning: Friendly or benevolent.

Origin: Sanskrit.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Maitreyi

Phonetic: my-TRAY-ee   IPA: /maɪˈtreɪ.iː/

Popularity of Maitreyi

Maitreyi 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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