The story behind Vāyu
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वायु (vāyu).
Pronunciation
Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /ʋɑː.juː/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [ʋäː.juː]
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Names Similar to Vāyu
Pŕthu
Borrowed from Sanskrit पृथु (pṛthú), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pr̥tʰúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥tʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us, from *pleth₂- (“flat”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends U
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ŕtu
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ऋ॒तु (ṛtú). Doublet of रुत (rut), a tadbhava.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends U
- same syllable count
- similar length
Vañś
Borrowed from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśá). Doublet of बंस (bans) and बाँस (bā̃s).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ś
- same syllable count
- similar length
Vibhu
Borrowed from Sanskrit विभु (vibhu). Borrowed from Sanskrit वि॒भु (vibhú).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- similar length
- same starting sound
Vidhu
Borrowed from Sanskrit विधु (vidhu).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- similar length
- same starting sound
Vishnu
Transliteration of Sanskrit विष्णु (viṣṇu).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- similar length
- same starting sound
Middle Names for Vāyu
Aarti
Borrowed from Sanskrit आरती (āratī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhay
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya), equivalent to अ- (a-) + भय (bhay).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhijit
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिजित् (abhijit).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Vāyu
Aarti
Borrowed from Sanskrit आरती (āratī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Ābhā
Borrowed from Sanskrit आभा (ābhā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
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