HinduGirlSanskrit
Ruchi: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“light; lustre; taste; liking”
رچی
रुचि
What Ruchi means
Ruchi (رچی, Sanskrit रुचि) is a Hindu girl’s name that means “light; lustre; taste; liking”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, ruci.
Ruchi at a glance
- Meaning
- light; lustre; taste; liking
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- ru-chee
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 5
- First letter
- R · ر
Meaning of Ruchi
- In English
- light; lustre; taste; liking
- اردو میں معنی
- روشنی، چمک، ذوق، پسند
Origin and history of Ruchi
Sanskrit ruci, 'light'.
Base wordSanskrit ruci
How to say and write Ruchi
- Say it
- ru-chee2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Ruchi
- Urdu
- رچی
- Original script
- रुचि
- Themes
- Light
Sibling names for Ruchi
Hindu boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Ruchi.
- Rajneeshرجنیشlord of the night; the moonBoySanskrit
- Rakeshراکیشlord of the full-moon night; the moonBoySanskrit
- Ramchandraرام چندرRama the moon-like; a name of RamaBoySanskrit
- Raviرویthe sunBoySanskrit
- Ravindraرویندرlord of the sunBoySanskrit
- Adityaآدتیہson of Aditi; the sunBoySanskrit
- Agniاگنیfire; the god of fireBoySanskrit
- Alokآلوکlight; lustre; seeingBoySanskrit
Names like Ruchi
- 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 Ruchi
Questions about the name Ruchi
What does the name Ruchi mean?
Ruchi means “light; lustre; taste; liking”. In Urdu: روشنی، چمک، ذوق، پسند. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Ruchi a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Ruchi is a girl’s name.
Is Ruchi a Hindu name?
Yes. Ruchi is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit ruci, 'light'.
How do you pronounce Ruchi?
Say it “ru-chee”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Ruchi in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Ruchi is written رچی. In its original script: रुचि.
Is the meaning of Ruchi 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.