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Vaidehi

“Woman of Videha, an epithet of Sita as princess of Mithila”

3 syllables · 7 letters

About the name Vaidehi

Naming a daughter Vaidehi invokes Sita by her kingdom rather than her marriage, which many parents prefer. It has been rising steadily in Maharashtra and Gujarat, where it sounds classical without sounding heavy.

Vaidehi is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced vy-DAY-hee. On the NameRarity scale it scores 85 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 steadily rising.

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Name facts at a glance

Meaning
Woman of Videha, an epithet of Sita as princess of Mithila
Origin
Sanskrit
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
vy-DAY-hee
Syllables
3
Letters
7
US rank
Outside top 1000
Peak era
steadily rising
Rarity
85 / 100
Per million
~4
Starts with
V
Numerology
4 · The Builder

How popular is Vaidehi?

Popularity15/100
Rarity85/100

Vaidehi currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 4 people per million carry it — about 1 in 250,000. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.

Famous people named Vaidehi

  • Vaidehi
    pen name of Janaki Srinivasa Murthy, leading Kannada short-story writer

Spellings and variants of Vaidehi

VaideheeVydehiBaidehi

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ah-PAH-lah

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GHOH-shah

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Pranshi

PRAAN-shee

A portion of the life breath

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Aarohi

aa-ROH-hee

The ascending scale in Indian classical music

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Ambika

AHM-bee-kah

Little mother, an epithet of Durga in the Devi Mahatmya

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Aradhya

aa-RAAD-hyaa

One who is worthy of worship

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Vaidehi — frequently asked questions

What does the name Vaidehi mean?

Vaidehi means "Woman of Videha, an epithet of Sita as princess of Mithila". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.

How do you pronounce Vaidehi?

Vaidehi is pronounced vy-DAY-hee, with 3 syllables.

How rare is the name Vaidehi?

Vaidehi scores 85 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 250,000 people carry it — about 4 per million.

What is the numerology number for Vaidehi?

Vaidehi carries the expression number 4, known as The Builder. Its soul urge number is 6 and its personality number is 7.

What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Vaidehi?

The lucky number for Vaidehi is 4 (with 13, 22, 31 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Deep Emerald. The traditional lucky day is Saturday and the associated gemstone is Emerald.