HinduGirlSanskrit
Ketaki: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“the fragrant screwpine flower”
کیتکی
केतकी
What Ketaki means
Ketaki (کیتکی, Sanskrit केतकी) is a Hindu girl’s name that means “the fragrant screwpine flower”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, ketakī.
Ketaki at a glance
- Meaning
- the fragrant screwpine flower
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- kayt-kee
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 6
- First letter
- K · ک
Meaning of Ketaki
- In English
- the fragrant screwpine flower
- اردو میں معنی
- کیوڑے کا خوشبودار پھول
Origin and history of Ketaki
Sanskrit ketakī, 'the fragrant screwpine flower'.
Base wordSanskrit ketakī
How to say and write Ketaki
- Say it
- kayt-kee2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Ketaki
- Urdu
- کیتکی
- Original script
- केतकी
- Other spellings
- Ketki
- Themes
- Nature
Sibling names for Ketaki
Hindu boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Ketaki.
- KailashکیلاشMount Kailasa, the abode of ShivaBoySanskrit
- Kedarکیدارa field; meadow; a name of Shiva at KedarnathBoySanskrit
- Kunalکنالa kind of bird; name of a son of AshokaBoySanskrit
- Kushکشkusha grass, the sacred grass; name of a son of RamaBoySanskrit
- Aakashآکاشsky; open space; etherBoySanskrit
- Achalاچلimmovable; steady; a mountainBoySanskrit
- Anilانلair; windBoySanskrit
- Ankurانکرsprout; shoot; young bladeBoySanskrit
Names like Ketaki
- Achalaاچلاimmovable; steady; the earthGirlSanskrit
- Adrijaادریجاmountain-born; a name of ParvatiGirlSanskrit
- Alaknandaالکننداa Himalayan source river of the GangesGirlSanskrit
- Ambujaامبوجاlotus (water-born)GirlSanskrit
- Aneelaانیلہbreeze (from anil, wind)GirlUrdu
- Avniاونیthe earthGirlSanskrit
- Barkhaبرکھاrain; rainy seasonGirlHindi
- Basantiبسنتیof the spring; vernalGirlSanskrit
- Belaبیلاa kind of jasmineGirlHindi
- Bhagirathiبھاگیرتھیthe Ganges, brought down by BhagirathaGirlSanskrit
Names that sound like Ketaki
Questions about the name Ketaki
What does the name Ketaki mean?
Ketaki means “the fragrant screwpine flower”. In Urdu: کیوڑے کا خوشبودار پھول. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Ketaki a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Ketaki is a girl’s name.
Is Ketaki a Hindu name?
Yes. Ketaki is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit ketakī, 'the fragrant screwpine flower'.
How do you pronounce Ketaki?
Say it “kayt-kee”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Ketaki in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Ketaki is written کیتکی. In its original script: केतकी.
What are other spellings of Ketaki?
Ketaki is also spelled Ketki.
Is the meaning of Ketaki 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.