HinduGirlSanskrit
Jyoti: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“light; brightness”
جیوتی
ज्योति
What Jyoti means
Jyoti (جیوتی, Sanskrit ज्योति) is a Hindu girl’s name that means “light; brightness”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, jyotis.
Jyoti at a glance
- Meaning
- light; brightness
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- jyo-tee
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 5
- First letter
- J · ج
Meaning of Jyoti
- In English
- light; brightness
- اردو میں معنی
- روشنی، چمک
Origin and history of Jyoti
Sanskrit jyotis, 'light'.
Base wordSanskrit jyotis
How to say and write Jyoti
- Say it
- jyo-tee2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Jyoti
- Urdu
- جیوتی
- Original script
- ज्योति
- Other spellings
- Jyothi · Jyoty
- Themes
- Light
Sibling names for Jyoti
Hindu boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Jyoti.
- 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
Names like Jyoti
- Aartiآرتیthe ceremony of waving lamps before a deityGirlSanskrit
- Abhaآبھاsplendour; light; lustreGirlSanskrit
- Arunaاروناreddish; dawn-red; the colour of dawnGirlSanskrit
- Arunimaارونیماredness; the glow of dawnGirlSanskrit
- Bhanumatiبھانومتیluminous; splendidGirlSanskrit
- ChandniچاندنیmoonlightGirlUrdu
- Chandrakalaچندرکلاa digit of the moonGirlSanskrit
- Chandralekhaچندرلیکھاthe crescent; a digit of the moonGirlSanskrit
- ChandrikaچندریکاmoonlightGirlSanskrit
- DaminiدامنیlightningGirlSanskrit
Names that sound like Jyoti
Questions about the name Jyoti
What does the name Jyoti mean?
Jyoti means “light; brightness”. In Urdu: روشنی، چمک. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Jyoti a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Jyoti is a girl’s name.
Is Jyoti a Hindu name?
Yes. Jyoti is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit jyotis, 'light'.
How do you pronounce Jyoti?
Say it “jyo-tee”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Jyoti in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Jyoti is written جیوتی. In its original script: ज्योति.
What are other spellings of Jyoti?
Jyoti is also spelled Jyothi, Jyoty.
Is the meaning of Jyoti 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.