Savitri

In the epics

Savitri appears in the Mahābhārata as a other: Accompanied Satyavan to the forest.

Source: Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0). Many characters share a name across the epics — this is one notable figure who bore it, not a claim about the name's only meaning.

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: Kumbh
• Nakshatra: Uttara Bhadrapada
• More names starting with S

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Daughter of Savita, sun goddess”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Jahnavi — River Ganga, daughter of sage Jahnu
• Fathima — Daughter of the Prophet, one who abstains
• Nandini — Daughter, one who brings joy
• Nandana — Daughter, happiness, joy
• Sonakshi — Golden-eyed, daughter of Salman
• Zainaba — Fragrant flower, daughter of Prophet

More girls' names of Vedic origin

• Usha — Dawn, the goddess of dawn
• Gayatri — Mother of the Vedas, divine hymn
• Vishaka — A nakshatra star, Goddess Lakshmi
• Revati — Prosperous, the twenty-seventh star
• Gargi — A learned woman, the great sage Gargi
• Brahmi — Goddess of learning, Saraswati

Other names under Kumbh rashi

• Saanvi — Goddess Lakshmi, one who follows
• Shreya — Auspicious, fortunate
• Siya — Goddess Sita, white
• Shiv — Auspicious, Lord Shiva
• Shivansh — Part of Lord Shiva
• Siddharth — One who has attained his goals

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Kumbh names.

Where this comes from

Savitri 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.