Entry № 3770 · Sanskrit origin

Gouri Gouri — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ GOW-ree /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Fair-complexioned Parvati (Gauri epithet)"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "fair-complexioned parvati (gauri epithet)".

Gouri is from the Sanskrit Gaurī.

Fair-complexioned Parvati (Gauri epithet) — a Sanskrit name.

The name in its native script.

गौरी
Transliteration
Gaurī
Pronunciation
/ ˈɡaʊ.ri /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Gouri stands.

Gouri does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Gouris before her.

Real people

In fiction
Gauri Tritiya / Gaurishankar Peak
Sanskrit fair-complexioned yellow-golden + Goddess Parvati epithet + Gauri Tritiya / Hartalika Teej husbands longevity + Gaurī-Śaṅkara Shiva-Parvati + Mount Gaurishankar 7134m Nepal
Hindu Devi

Names connected to Gouri.

The number behind Gouri.

7

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Gouri reduce to 7, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.