Vaishnodevi
/V-Y-SH-N-AA-D-EH-HH-V-IY/
The Vaishno goddess who dwells in the Trikuta hills of Jammu — Vaishnodevi is the most visited Hindu shrine in North India, the cave temple in the Himalayas where the goddess is worshipped in her primordial form as three pindis, sacred rocks, without any carved image. To name a daughter Vaishnodevi is to invoke the goddess of those mountains, the Shakti who draws over eight million pilgrims a year through snow and altitude to her ancient cave
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Meaning & origin
Yes — Vaishnodevi is a Hindu girl name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “The Vaishno goddess who dwells in the Trikuta hills of Jammu — Vaishnodevi is the most visited Hindu shrine in North India, the cave temple in the Himalayas where the goddess is worshipped in her primordial form as three pindis, sacred rocks, without any carved image. To name a daughter Vaishnodevi is to invoke the goddess of those mountains, the Shakti who draws over eight million pilgrims a year through snow and altitude to her ancient cave”.
Vaishnodevi is a girl's name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families. The name means "The Vaishno goddess who dwells in the Trikuta hills of Jammu — Vaishnodevi is the most visited Hindu shrine in North India, the cave temple in the Himalayas where the goddess is worshipped in her primordial form as three pindis, sacred rocks, without any carved image. To name a daughter Vaishnodevi is to invoke the goddess of those mountains, the Shakti who draws over eight million pilgrims a year through snow and altitude to her ancient cave" and belongs to the Divine cluster — names rooted in sacred meaning and spiritual tradition.
Common among Indian, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayali families, Vaishnodevi carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
Vaishnodevi'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. Vaishnodevi opens with “Va”. Whether that's auspicious for your baby depends on their exact date, time and place of birth.
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See Vaishnodevi's nakshatra reading →What does Vaishnodevi'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 Vaishnodevi resonates in either tradition.
Vaishnodevi's destiny number is 11 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Vaishnodevi's full reading →
Does Vaishnodevi go with your family's names?
Vaishnodevi breaks into 10 sounds: /V-Y-SH-N-AA-D-EH-HH-V-IY/. 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 Vaishnodevi 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 Vaishnodevi beside your family's names →
Nicknames
Common affectionate forms of Vaishnodevi — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.
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Common questions about Vaishnodevi
What does the name Vaishnodevi mean?
Vaishnodevi means "The Vaishno goddess who dwells in the Trikuta hills of Jammu — Vaishnodevi is the most visited Hindu shrine in North India, the cave temple in the Himalayas where the goddess is worshipped in her primordial form as three pindis, sacred rocks, without any carved image. To name a daughter Vaishnodevi is to invoke the goddess of those mountains, the Shakti who draws over eight million pilgrims a year through snow and altitude to her ancient cave." It is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families.
Is Vaishnodevi a boy or girl name?
Vaishnodevi is most commonly used as a girl name.
What is the origin of the name Vaishnodevi?
Vaishnodevi is of Sanskrit origin, used in Hindu tradition, commonly among Indian, Marathi, Bengali families.
Is Vaishnodevi a Hindu name?
Yes. Vaishnodevi is a girl name traditionally used in Hindu families, of Sanskrit origin.
What does Vaishnodevi mean in Sanskrit?
Vaishnodevi originates from Sanskrit, where it means "The Vaishno goddess who dwells in the Trikuta hills of Jammu — Vaishnodevi is the most visited Hindu shrine in North India, the cave temple in the Himalayas where the goddess is worshipped in her primordial form as three pindis, sacred rocks, without any carved image. To name a daughter Vaishnodevi is to invoke the goddess of those mountains, the Shakti who draws over eight million pilgrims a year through snow and altitude to her ancient cave."
What are common nicknames for Vaishnodevi?
Common short forms of Vaishnodevi include Vaisi, Vais.
What is the numerology of Vaishnodevi?
Vaishnodevi has a Pythagorean destiny number of 11 — intuition and inspired leadership (master number).
What is Vaishnodevi's rashi and nakshatra?
By its first syllable "Va", Vaishnodevi falls under the Rohini nakshatra and Vrishabha (Taurus) 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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