Parijat

/P-AA-R-IH-JH-AA-T/

Unisex HinduJain Sanskrit origin IndianAmerican

The night-blooming jasmine — Parijat (Sanskrit pārijāta) is the celestial tree that emerged from the churning of the cosmic ocean. Its fragrant orange-stalked white flowers bloom at dusk and fall by morning. Sacred across Hindu mythology.

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Meaning & origin

Parijat is a unisex's name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families. The name means "The night-blooming jasmine — Parijat (Sanskrit pārijāta) is the celestial tree that emerged from the churning of the cosmic ocean. Its fragrant orange-stalked white flowers bloom at dusk and fall by morning. Sacred across Hindu mythology." and belongs to the Nature cluster — names drawn from the natural world — earth, water, sky.

Beyond its Hindu heritage, Parijat is also used in Jain traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.

Common among Indian, American, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayali, Singaporean families, Parijat carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Parijat

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Parijat resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean
3
creativity and joyful expression
Chaldean
9
compassion and humanitarian service

How Parijat sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Parijat breaks down into 7 phonemes: /P-AA-R-IH-JH-AA-T/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

The six signals, applied to Parijat

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Parijat maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.

01 — Birth Star
Nakshatra match
For Hindu families, NameRoot computes the auspicious starting syllables from your baby's birth nakshatra and scores Parijat against them.
02 — Numerology
Destiny alignment
Pythagorean and Chaldean life-path calculations (destiny 3) matched against your family's own numerology profile.
03 — Phonetics
Last-name fit
Rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters measured with IPA to see how Parijat flows with your family name.
04 — Meaning
Nature
Parijat belongs to the Nature cluster — names drawn from the natural world — earth, water, sky.
05 — Cultural & Tradition
Hindu
As a Hindu name, Parijat carries religious and cultural weight scored against your family's heritage — plus grandparent-name matches, saint's-day alignment, and generational naming patterns scored against your family tree.
06 — Uniqueness
Popularity balance
How common Parijat is today versus historically — finding the sweet spot between familiar and forgotten.

Names similar to Parijat

If Parijat resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.

From the same tradition

Other Hindu unisex names, common in Indian families

Pari
From Persian 'pari' (fairy, angel, supernatural beauty). Persian mythology. Cross-religious in India.
Arya
Noble, honourable, one of high birth and higher conduct — Arya is among the oldest words in the Sanskrit vocabulary, used in the Vedas to denote those who live by dharma. It transcends gender entirely, bestowing upon any child the aspiration toward moral excellence, dignified speech, and a life guided by principle rather than circumstance
Shanti
Peace, the deep stillness that settles when all conflict has dissolved — Shanti is the word chanted three times at the close of every Upanishadic reading, each repetition calming a different source of suffering
Karma
The great law of action and consequence — Karma names a child as one living within the moral physics of the universe, where every intention sent into the world returns transformed. In Tibetan Buddhism Karma is itself a given name, not a burden but a reminder: that each of us is the sum of choices and each choice shapes the next. Ancient in Tibet, it carries a lightness Western understanding sometimes forgets — karma is creative, not merely punitive

Sharing the same meaning

Other Hindu unisex names from the Nature cluster

Pruthvi
Earth — Pruthvi (Kannada ಪೃಥ್ವಿ, from Sanskrit pṛthvī 'the wide one, earth') is the Kannada-Sanskrit name for the goddess Earth. Pṛthvī is the consort of the sky-father Dyaus in the Rig Veda — the primordial mother. Used as a unisex name in modern Karnataka.
Thendral
The breeze, and especially the soft southern wind that drifts in cool and gentle. From the Tamil thendral, it appears in classical Sangam poetry as the very emblem of lovers' meetings, the tender air that carries longing. Widely used as a Tamil poetic and modern unisex name.
Bumi
Earth — Bumi (Indonesian, from Sanskrit bhūmi 'earth') is the Indonesian-Sanskrit word for the earth or homeland. Bumiputera ('sons of the earth/soil') is the Indonesian-Malay term for the indigenous-majority. A modern unisex Indonesian environmental-aware name.

Names that sound similar

Hindu unisex names that open with the same syllables as Parijat

Panca
Five, from Sanskrit pancha, used in Javanese ordinal naming for a fifth-born child. The same root underlies Indonesia's Pancasila, the 'five principles' of its state philosophy, and connects across the Indo-European family to Greek penta and Latin quinque, all naming the number five and the wholeness of a set of five.
Pranjal
Simple, honest, straightforward — Pranjal (Sanskrit प्राञ्जल, from prañjali 'with folded hands') means 'simple, honest, transparent.' The compound originally described the gesture of folded hands (anjali), expanded to mean a person of simple straightforward character. Used as both masculine and feminine.
Putu
Grandchild / first-born alternative (Balinese Hindu) — Putu (Balinese, from putu 'grandchild') is used as an alternative form of Wayan for first-born Balinese Hindu children. The two are interchangeable in many Balinese families. Also used in some Javanese contexts.

Common questions about Parijat

What does the name Parijat mean?

Parijat means "The night-blooming jasmine — Parijat (Sanskrit pārijāta) is the celestial tree that emerged from the churning of the cosmic ocean. Its fragrant orange-stalked white flowers bloom at dusk and fall by morning. Sacred across Hindu mythology.." It is a unisex name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families.

Is Parijat a boy or girl name?

Parijat is a unisex name, used for any gender.

What is the origin of the name Parijat?

Parijat is of Sanskrit origin, used in Hindu, Jain traditions, commonly among Indian, American, Marathi families.

What is the numerology of Parijat?

Parijat has a Pythagorean destiny number of 3 — creativity and joyful expression.

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