Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Ravi

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Gender Masculine

Scripts रवि(Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali) রবি(Bengali) ରବି(Odia) રવિ(Gujarati) రవి(Telugu) ரவி(Tamil) ರವಿ(Kannada)

Pronounced Pron. RAH-vee(English)

RAW-bee(Bengali)

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Meaning & History

Means "sun" in Sanskrit. Ravi is a Hindu god of the sun, sometimes equated with Surya. A famous bearer was the musician Ravi Shankar (1920-2012).

VariantRabi(Bengali)