Devyani
Devyani means Chariot of gods, divine vehicle.
| Gender | girl |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Marathi |
| Language | Marathi |
| Starts with | D |
Traditional associations
In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule.
- Rashi: Dhanu
- Nakshatra: Mula
- More names starting with D
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Chariot of gods, divine vehicle”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Rathayatra — Chariot festival, grand Rath Yatra of Puri
- Dasharatha — Father of Rama, chariot of ten
- Pushpak — Flowery, the divine celestial vehicle
- Nandish — Lord of joy, happy bull Nandi the vehicle of Shiva
- Aditi — Free, boundless, mother of gods
- Suresh — God of gods, ruler of all
More girls' names of Sanskrit-Marathi origin
Other names under Dhanu rashi
- Subhadra — Sister of Lord Jagannath and Balabhadra, auspicious
- Shruti — Heard, sacred scriptures, Vedas
- Ayyappan — Lord Ayyappa, divine son of Shiva and Vishnu
- Subhashree — Good fortune, beautiful blessing
- Tanushree — One with a beautiful body; graceful woman
- Sowmya — Gentle, calm, mild, Goddess Parvati
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Dhanu names.
Where this comes from
Devyani has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.