Save Gender Feminine Usage Hinduism, Hindi, Nepali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil Scripts देवकी(Sanskrit, Hindi, Nepali) ദേവകി(Malayalam) ದೇವಕಿ(Kannada) దేవకీ(Telugu) தேவகி(Tamil) Meaning & History From Sanskrit देवक (devaka) meaning "divine, celestial", a derivative of देव (deva) meaning "god". According to the Hindu epic the Mahabharata she was the wife of Vasudeva and the mother of Krishna. Related Names Rootdevaka Categories celestial, divine