At a Glance
- Meaning
- Full moon (the lunar day/tithi on which the moon is full)
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- poor-NEE-mah
Purnima is a Sanskrit girl's name meaning “full moon (the lunar day/tithi on which the moon is full)”. It appears in our list of 175+ Baby Names That Mean Moon — Dreamy, Luminous, and Deeply Rooted.
Meaning & Origin of Purnima
Meaning: Full moon (the lunar day/tithi on which the moon is full).
Origin: Sanskrit.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Purnima
poor-NEE-mahIPA /pʊrˈniːmə/
Popularity of Purnima
Purnima 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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