Reva
/R-EH-HH-V-AA/
From Sanskrit reva (swift-moving; the sacred Narmada River of India). Used in Indonesia across Muslim and Hindu communities
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This page tells you what Reva means. The app tells you whether it's right for your baby — scored against your family & your heritage, and your baby's birth details.
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Meaning & origin
Yes — Reva is a Hindu girl name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “From Sanskrit reva (swift-moving; the sacred Narmada River of India). Used in Indonesia across Muslim and Hindu communities”.
Reva is a girl's name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families. The name means "From Sanskrit reva (swift-moving; the sacred Narmada River of India). Used in Indonesia across Muslim and Hindu communities" and belongs to the Nature cluster — names drawn from the natural world — earth, water, sky.
Common among SoutheastAsian, Indian, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayali families, Reva carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
Reva's nakshatra & rashi
In Hindu tradition, a baby's name is chosen to harmonise with their nakshatra (birth star) and rashi (moon sign) — most often through an auspicious first syllable. Reva opens with “Re”. Whether that's auspicious for your baby depends on their exact date, time and place of birth.
NameRoot works it out for you. Enter your baby's birth details and see exactly which nakshatra and rashi Reva aligns with — and how strongly it scores.
See Reva's nakshatra reading →What does Reva's numerology say?
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 Reva resonates in either tradition.
Reva's destiny number is 1 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Reva's full reading →
Does Reva go with your family's names?
Reva breaks into 5 sounds: /R-EH-HH-V-AA/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Reva sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Reva beside your family's names →
Names similar to Reva
If Reva 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 girl names, common in SoutheastAsian families
Sharing the same meaning
Other Hindu girl names from the Nature cluster
Names that sound similar
Hindu girl names that open with the same syllables as Reva
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Common questions about Reva
What does the name Reva mean?
Reva means "From Sanskrit reva (swift-moving; the sacred Narmada River of India). Used in Indonesia across Muslim and Hindu communities." It is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families.
Is Reva a boy or girl name?
Reva is most commonly used as a girl name.
What is the origin of the name Reva?
Reva is of Sanskrit origin, used in Hindu tradition, commonly among SoutheastAsian, Indian, Marathi families.
Is Reva a Hindu name?
Yes. Reva is a girl name traditionally used in Hindu families, of Sanskrit origin.
What does Reva mean in Sanskrit?
Reva originates from Sanskrit, where it means "From Sanskrit reva (swift-moving; the sacred Narmada River of India). Used in Indonesia across Muslim and Hindu communities."
What is the numerology of Reva?
Reva has a Pythagorean destiny number of 1 — leadership and pioneering spirit.
What is Reva's rashi and nakshatra?
By its first syllable "Re", Reva falls under the Swati nakshatra and Tula (Libra) rashi — its naam-rashi, or name-based moon sign. (A baby's birth nakshatra comes from their date and time of birth; NameRoot matches the two.)
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