Gauri (given name)

Gauri
Language(s) Sanskrit
Origin
Region of origin India

Gauri, occasionally spelt Gouri, is an given name of India. It is derived from gaurī 'white', 'shining, brilliant',[1] which is used as an epithet of the goddess Parvati, especially in the Mahagauri manifestation.

List of persons with the name

References

  1. Monier-Williams, Monier (1899). A Sanskrit-English dictionary : etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

See also

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