About the name Arundhati
Arundhati is a real star, the faint companion of Mizar that Hindu wedding rituals ask the couple to look up and find. The name is long and unhurried in a way that modern parents often avoid, yet its two most famous bearers have made it sound like a synonym for refusing to yield.
Arundhati is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced ah-run-DAH-tee. On the NameRarity scale it scores 89 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 1960s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Arundhati?
Arundhati currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 2.8 people per million carry it — about 1 in 357,143. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Arundhati
- Arundhati RoyIndian author of The God of Small Things and Booker Prize winner
- Arundhati BhattacharyaIndian banker, first woman to chair the State Bank of India
Spellings and variants of Arundhati
Names similar to Arundhati
Ahalya
ah-HUL-yah
Wife of sage Gautama, restored to life by Rama in the Ramayana
Anasuya
ah-nah-SOO-yah
Free from envy, wife of sage Atri and mother of Dattatreya
Bhanumati
bhah-noo-MAH-tee
Possessing radiance, wife of Duryodhana in the Mahabharata
Lopamudra
loh-pah-MOO-drah
Rigvedic seer and wife of sage Agastya, composer of her own hymn
Maitreyi
my-TRAY-ee
Friendly, benevolent; the philosopher wife of the sage Yajnavalkya in the Upanishads
Aarvi
AAR-vee
Peace, a melody of the divine
Aditi
AH-dih-tee
Boundless, free; the Vedic mother goddess of the Adityas
Alaknanda
ah-luk-NUN-dah
Himalayan headstream of the Ganga rising at Badrinath
Arundhati — frequently asked questions
What does the name Arundhati mean?
Arundhati means "The morning star Alcor, wife of the sage Vasishtha and symbol of marital constancy". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Arundhati?
Arundhati is pronounced ah-run-DAH-tee, with 4 syllables.
How rare is the name Arundhati?
Arundhati scores 89 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 357,143 people carry it — about 2.8 per million.
What is the numerology number for Arundhati?
Arundhati carries the expression number 6, known as The Nurturer. Its soul urge number is 5 and its personality number is 1.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Arundhati?
The lucky number for Arundhati is 6 (with 15, 24, 33 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Rose Blush. The traditional lucky day is Friday and the associated gemstone is Rose Quartz.