About the name Purvi
Purvi is a raga sung as the light fails, which gives the name a dusky, slightly melancholy association for anyone musically trained. Gujarati parents mostly chose it for the simpler eastward meaning, sunrise rather than sunset.
Purvi is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced POOR-vee. On the NameRarity scale it scores 92 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 1990s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Purvi?
Purvi currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 2.1 people per million carry it — about 1 in 476,190. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Purvi
We have not catalogued a widely known public figure named Purvi 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 Purvi
Names similar to Purvi
Urvi
OOR-vee
The wide earth, broad and generous ground
Manvi
MAAN-vee
Daughter of Manu, humane
Prithvi
PRIT-vee
The earth goddess of the Vedas, the broad one
Aarvi
AAR-vee
Peace, a melody of the divine
Anvi
AAN-vee
One who follows, an epithet of the goddess of the earth
Bhairavi
bhy-RAH-vee
The fearsome one, a form of Parvati and a dawn raga
Charvi
CHAAR-vee
Beautiful, a woman of great charm
Deepti
DEEP-tee
Brilliance, the glow of a flame
Purvi — frequently asked questions
What does the name Purvi mean?
Purvi means "Of the east, and an evening raga". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Purvi?
Purvi is pronounced POOR-vee, with 2 syllables.
How rare is the name Purvi?
Purvi scores 92 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 476,190 people carry it — about 2.1 per million.
What is the numerology number for Purvi?
Purvi carries the expression number 5, known as The Free Spirit. Its soul urge number is 3 and its personality number is 2.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Purvi?
The lucky number for Purvi 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.