About the name Godavari
Rama spent his exile years on its banks, which is why the Godavari carries scriptural weight far beyond its length. The name reads as distinctly Marathi and Telugu, and slightly of the grandparents' generation.
Godavari is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced goh-DAH-vah-ree. On the NameRarity scale it scores 94 out of 100, which places it in the ultra rare band — fewer than 1 in 10,000 people carry this name. You will almost never meet another. Its strongest period was the early 20th century.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Godavari?
Godavari currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.7 people per million carry it — about 1 in 588,235. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Godavari
- Godavari ParulekarMarathi writer and organiser of the Warli adivasi movement
Spellings and variants of Godavari
Names similar to Godavari
Alaknanda
ah-luk-NUN-dah
Himalayan headstream of the Ganga rising at Badrinath
Mandodari
mun-DOH-dah-ree
Queen of Lanka and wife of Ravana, counted among the five great women
Gangadhar
GUN-gaa-dhur
Bearer of the Ganga, an epithet of Shiva who caught the river in his hair
Gayatri
GAH-yah-tree
The sacred Vedic metre and the mantra addressed to the sun, personified as a goddess
Janhavi
JAAN-hah-vee
Daughter of the sage Jahnu; an epithet of the river Ganga
Sundari
SOON-duh-ree
Beautiful one, and a daughter of the first Tirthankara
Gauri
GOW-ree
Fair, golden-skinned; an epithet of Parvati after her austerities
Janvi
JAAN-vee
Daughter of the river Ganga
Godavari — frequently asked questions
What does the name Godavari mean?
Godavari means "The great river of the Deccan, called the Ganga of the south". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Godavari?
Godavari is pronounced goh-DAH-vah-ree, with 4 syllables.
How rare is the name Godavari?
Godavari scores 94 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 588,235 people carry it — about 1.7 per million.
What is the numerology number for Godavari?
Godavari carries the expression number 5, known as The Free Spirit. Its soul urge number is 8 and its personality number is 6.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Godavari?
The lucky number for Godavari is 5 (with 14, 23, 32 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Bright Turquoise. The traditional lucky day is Wednesday and the associated gemstone is Aquamarine.