HinduBoySanskrit
Divakar: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“day-maker; the sun”
دیواکر
दिवाकर
What Divakar means
Divakar (دیواکر, Sanskrit दिवाकर) is a Hindu boy’s name that means “day-maker; the sun”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, divākara.
Divakar at a glance
- Meaning
- day-maker; the sun
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- di-vaa-kar
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 7
- First letter
- D · د
Meaning of Divakar
- In English
- day-maker; the sun
- اردو میں معنی
- دن بنانے والا، سورج
Origin and history of Divakar
Sanskrit divākara, day-maker, the sun.
Base wordSanskrit divākara
How to say and write Divakar
- Say it
- di-vaa-kar3 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Divakar
- Urdu
- دیواکر
- Original script
- दिवाकर
- Other spellings
- Diwakar
- Themes
- Light
Sibling names for Divakar
Hindu girl names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Divakar.
- DaminiدامنیlightningGirlSanskrit
- Deepaدیپاlamp; lightGirlSanskrit
- Deepaliدیپالیrow of lampsGirlSanskrit
- Deepikaدیپیکاlittle lamp; lightGirlSanskrit
- Deepshikhaدیپ شکھاflame of a lampGirlSanskrit
- Deeptiدیپتیbrightness; light; splendourGirlSanskrit
- Divyaدویاdivine; heavenly; brilliantGirlSanskrit
- Aartiآرتیthe ceremony of waving lamps before a deityGirlSanskrit
Names like Divakar
- Adityaآدتیہson of Aditi; the sunBoySanskrit
- Agniاگنیfire; the god of fireBoySanskrit
- Alokآلوکlight; lustre; seeingBoySanskrit
- Amitabhامیتابھof boundless splendourBoySanskrit
- Anshuانشوray of light; sunbeamBoySanskrit
- Anshumanانشومانradiant; the sunBoySanskrit
- Arjunارجنwhite; bright; clearBoySanskrit
- Arunارونreddish; the dawn; the charioteer of the sunBoySanskrit
- Bhanuبھانوlight; ray; the sunBoySanskrit
- Bhaskarبھاسکرmaking light; the sunBoySanskrit
Names that sound like Divakar
Questions about the name Divakar
What does the name Divakar mean?
Divakar means “day-maker; the sun”. In Urdu: دن بنانے والا، سورج. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Divakar a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Divakar is a boy’s name.
Is Divakar a Hindu name?
Yes. Divakar is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit divākara, day-maker, the sun.
How do you pronounce Divakar?
Say it “di-vaa-kar”: 3 syllables.
How do you write Divakar in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Divakar is written دیواکر. In its original script: दिवाकर.
What are other spellings of Divakar?
Divakar is also spelled Diwakar.
Is the meaning of Divakar verified?
Classical source identified (draft). Our editors matched the name to an entry in the classical dictionary cited below. No named reviewer has checked it against the printed page yet. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.