The story behind Lakshmi
Borrowed from Sanskrit लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī, “mark, sign”).
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /ˈlʌkʃmiː/
Popularity
Lakshmi ranked #6453 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Lakshmi
Lakṣmī
Borrowed from Sanskrit लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- same syllable count
- similar length
Aarti
Borrowed from Sanskrit आरती (āratī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ākŕti
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आकृति (ākṛti).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Añjnī
Borrowed from Sanskrit अञ्जनी (añjanī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- same syllable count
- similar length
Bhakti
Borrowed from Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti). Doublet of भाँति (bhā̃ti).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Bhūmi
Borrowed from Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Lakshmi
Abhijñān
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna, “recognition”). By surface analysis, अभि- (abhi-) + ज्ञान (jñān).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhilāṣā
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिलाषा (abhilāṣā), analyzed as अभि- (abhi-) + लाषा (lāṣā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhimanyu
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिमन्यु (abhimanyu).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Lakshmi
Abhay
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya), equivalent to अ- (a-) + भय (bhay).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abhijit
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिजित् (abhijit).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abhijñā
Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit अभिज्ञा (abhijñā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length