Shravani

Meaning of Shravani

Shravani—rooted in the Sanskrit śravaṇa, “to listen,” and in the rain-washed lunar month of Śrāvaṇa when peacocks dance beneath monsoon skies—moves through language like ink across washi, at once delicate and enduring; she carries the hush of temple bells in Maharashtra and the silver hush of a Kyoto bamboo grove, suggesting a soul attuned to quiet revelations. Though she has only brushed the United States name charts in brief, mist-like appearances (five to nine girls each year from 1999 to 2009), her cadence remains unmistakable: shrah-VAH-nee, a three-beat ripple that begins in a whisper and ends in rising clarity. Parents may hear in her syllables the promise of a child who listens before she speaks, who gathers stories the way silk gathers moonlight, and who, like the golden seams of kintsugi pottery, turns every fleeting moment into something luminous and whole.

Pronunciation

Indian English

• Pronunced as shrah-VAH-nee (/ʃrɑˈvɑni/)

• Shravya