Entry № 4472 · Sanskrit origin

Minavati Minavati — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ MEE-nah-VAH-tee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Fish-eyed / Devi-Meenakshi (Sanskrit + foundational)"
Syllables
Rank · US 2025
№ None
First recorded
Modern

A name that means "fish-eyed / devi-meenakshi (sanskrit + foundational)".

Minavati is from the Sanskrit Mīnavatī. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Minavati is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Mīnavatī fish-eyed Meenakshi-related + Sanskrit mīna fish + -vatī possessed-of + foundational central Mīnākṣī foundational-central-fish-eyed-Devi Madurai-Parvati-form + foundational central Mīnākṣī foundational-central-Devi of-Madurai Tamil-Nadu daughter-of Pandya-king Malayadhvaja Rāja + Kāñcanamālai Rāṇī + foundational central Mīnākṣī-Sundareśvarar-Kalyāṇam Meenakshi-Shivas-marriage foundational-central-Madurai-legend + foundational central Mīnākṣī-Amman Temple Madurai foundational-central-14-Gopurams 4500-pillars 45m-tall-Rajagopuram Vijayanagara-Nayaka-style rebuilt 16th c. by-Nayaka-dynasty + foundational central Mīnākṣī one-of-51-Śakti-Pīṭha at-Madurai + foundational central Mīnākṣī-Sundareśvara foundational-central-Shiva-form + foundational central Mīnākṣī-Ashtakam by Adi Shankaracharya 8-verses foundational-central-Devi-hymn + foundational central Mīnākṣī-Sahasranama 1000-names + foundational central Chittirai-Tiruvizha 12-day Madurai-festival April-May foundational-central-Meenakshi-Sundareshvara-Kalyanam + foundational central Bhāgavata Purana Canto 10 mentions Mīnākṣī-Devi + foundational central Mīna-Rāśi fish-zodiac Pisces + foundational pan-Shakta heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

The name in its native script.

Minavati
Transliteration
Mīnavatī
Pronunciation
/ ˌmiː.nɑːˈvɑː.ti /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Minavati stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ None in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Minavati · last year
0 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

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1

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Minavati reduces to one.

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