Devi

Revision History

loadingDate    Editor    Name ID    Change Summary
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM Mike C devi update #116
4/23/2024, 9:35 PM Mike C devi update #115
1/21/2022, 9:40 PM Mike C devi added (from user-submitted name 265903)
8/22/2017, 5:05 PM HL 265903
7/2/2017, 9:19 AM HL 265903
7/1/2017, 11:47 AM HL 265903
6/20/2017, 2:48 PM HL

Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Odia
Scripts देवी(Hindi) ਦੇਵੀ(Gurmukhi) দেবী(Bengali) দেৱী(Assamese) దేవి(Telugu) தேவி(Tamil) ദേവി(Malayalam) ଦେବୀ(Odia)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈd̪eː.ʋiː/(Hindi) /ˈd̪e.bi/(Bengali, Odia) /ˈd̪eː.ʋi/(Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam)

Meaning & History

From Sanskrit देवी (devī) meaning "goddess". It is used as a surname by Indian women who did not originally have a family name. This is the most common surname in several Indian states.