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Swathi
How to Pronounce Swathi
Pronounced SWAH-tee /ΛswΙΛ.ti/Medium
Meaning: Swathi comes from the Sanskrit Svati, the name of a bright star, usually identified with Arcturus, and of one of the nakshatras or lunar mansions in Indian astronomy; it carries a sense of 'self-going' or 'independent.'Medium
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Swathi is a traditional Indian girl's name from the Sanskrit Svati, a star and one of the twenty-seven nakshatras of Hindu astronomy. It is especially popular in South India and among the Indian diaspora.
In the United States it was always rare, given to only about twenty girls a year around 1999, chiefly within Indian families. A girl named Swathi then is in her mid-twenties today, and the name remains warmly current in India.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Swathi mean?
It comes from the Sanskrit Svati, a bright star and lunar mansion, linked to 'independent.'
How do you pronounce Swathi?
It is said SWAH-tee /ΛswΙΛ.ti/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Swathi a boy or girl name?
Swathi is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Swathi?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-nineties.