Sati: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
True, virtuous woman
Origin
Sanskrit
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
suh-TEE

Sati is a Sanskrit girl's name meaning “True, virtuous woman”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Sati

Meaning: True, virtuous woman.

Origin: Sanskrit.

A common claim: Sati is sometimes presented as an Egyptian goddess of the Nile flood, alongside the Hindu goddess of the same name Actually: The 'Egyptian Nile-flood goddess' (Satet) is a separate, unrelated deity and name; it has no etymological connection to the Sanskrit name Sati.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Sati

suh-TEEIPA /səˈtiː/

Popularity of Sati

Sati 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.

Lists That Include Sati

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