Entry № 10150 · Sanskrit origin

Svara Svara — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ SWAH-rah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Musical note (Sanskrit + foundational)"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "musical note (sanskrit + foundational)".

Svara is from the Sanskrit Svarā. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Svara is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Svara musical note voice + foundational central in Hindu classical-musical heritage + foundational Sapta Svara seven musical notes Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni + foundational central in pan-Indian classical music + foundational central in Vedic chanting + foundational Svara foundational central in Samaveda foundational Vedic musical text + foundational central in Hindustani + Carnatic classical music traditions + foundational central in Yoga swara breath-tone tradition. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Musical note (Sanskrit + foundational) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Sanskrit *Svara* musical note voice + foundational central in Hindu classical-musical heritage + foundational *Sapta Svara* seven musical notes Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni + foundational central in pan-Indian classical music + foundational central in Vedic chanting + foundational *Svara* foundational central in Samaveda foundational Vedic musical text + foundational central in Hindustani + Carnatic classical music traditions + foundational central in Yoga *swara* breath-tone tradition

The name in its native script.

स्वरा
Transliteration
Svarā
Pronunciation
/ ˈswɑː.rə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Svara stands.

Svara does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Svaras before her.

Real people

In fiction
Samaveda / Sapta Svara
Sanskrit musical note voice + Sapta Svara seven notes + Samaveda foundational Vedic musical text + Hindustani + Carnatic classical + Yoga swara breath-tone
Hindu music

Names connected to Svara.

The number behind Svara.

7

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Svara reduce to 7, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.