The story behind Vashti
Borrowed from Hebrew וַשְׁתִּי (vaštī).
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /ˈvæʃti/
Popularity
Vashti ranked #8823 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Vashti
Mehdi
Chiefly used by Iranian immigrants, from Persian مهدی (mahdi), from Arabic مَهْدِيّ (mahdiyy, “rightly guided”). Compare Mahdi. From Arabic مَهْدِيّ (mahdiyy).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Vāṇī
Borrowed from Sanskrit वाणी (vā́ṇī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- same syllable count
- similar length
Vicki
Borrowed from English Vicki.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Viivi
Borrowed from Swedish Vivi, used also as a pet form of Sofia in Finland.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Aarti
Borrowed from Sanskrit आरती (āratī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Adlai
From Hebrew עדלי (Adlai).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Vashti
Ālamgīr
Borrowed from Classical Persian عَالَمْگِیر (ālamgīr, literally “conqueror of the world”). By surface analysis, आलम (ālam) + -गीर (-gīr).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Auraṅgzeb
Borrowed from Classical Persian اَورَنْگزیب (awrang-zēb, literally “Ornament of the Throne”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends B
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bəhmən
Borrowed from Classical Persian بهمن (bahman).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Vashti
Āftāb
Borrowed from Classical Persian آفْتَاب (āftāb).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends B
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Ahmad
Borrowed from Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad), elative of حَمِيد (ḥamīd, “praiseworthy”); or from Persian اَحْمَد (ahmad). From Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad), from حَمِدَ (ḥamida, “to thank…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Akhtar
Borrowed from Hindustani (through Hindi अख़्तर (axtar) / Urdu اَخْتَر (axtar)) and/or directly from Classical Persian اَخْتَر (axtar, “star”), in turn from Middle Persian…
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length