About the name Kaveri
The Kaveri is to the Tamil country what the Ganga is to the north, a river treated as a mother and argued over by two states for a century. Naming a daughter after it is an act of regional belonging as much as devotion.
Kaveri is a girl name of Tamil origin, pronounced KAH-veh-ree. On the NameRarity scale it scores 91 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 timeless.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Kaveri?
Kaveri currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 2.3 people per million carry it — about 1 in 434,783. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Kaveri
We have not catalogued a widely known public figure named Kaveri yet. That is part of what makes it a distinctive choice — the name is not already attached to someone else in most people's minds.
Spellings and variants of Kaveri
Names similar to Kaveri
Gayatri
GAH-yah-tree
The sacred Vedic metre and the mantra addressed to the sun, personified as a goddess
Ratri
RAH-tree
Night personified as a goddess in the Rigveda
Kavitha
kuh-VEE-thah
Poem, poetry
Godavari
goh-DAH-vah-ree
The great river of the Deccan, called the Ganga of the south
Karuna
kah-ROO-nah
Compassion, active mercy toward suffering
Kavin
KAH-vin
Beauty, handsomeness; also a poet
Meenakshi
mee-NAHK-shee
Fish-eyed one; the goddess of the great temple at Madurai, a form of Parvati
Narmada
nar-MAH-dah
Giver of pleasure, the sacred river of central India
Kaveri — frequently asked questions
What does the name Kaveri mean?
Kaveri means "The sacred river of the south, personified as a goddess". It is a name of Tamil origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Kaveri?
Kaveri is pronounced KAH-veh-ree, with 3 syllables.
How rare is the name Kaveri?
Kaveri scores 91 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 434,783 people carry it — about 2.3 per million.
What is the numerology number for Kaveri?
Kaveri carries the expression number 3, known as The Storyteller. Its soul urge number is 6 and its personality number is 6.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Kaveri?
The lucky number for Kaveri is 3 (with 12, 21, 30 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Lilac Amethyst. The traditional lucky day is Thursday and the associated gemstone is Amethyst.