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Aredvi f Persian Mythology
Meaning unknown. This was the Avestan name for Anahita.

Devi f Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil
Derived from Sanskrit देवी (devī) meaning "goddess". This name can be used to refer to Mahadevi.

Eevi f Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of Eva.

Elvi f Finnish, Estonian
Short form of Elviira.

Evi f Greek, Dutch, German
Modern Greek form of Eve, as well as a Dutch and German diminutive.

Helvi f Finnish
Finnish vernacular form of Hedvig.

Hillevi f Swedish, Finnish
Swedish and Finnish form of Heilwig.

Madhavi f Hinduism, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi
Feminine form of Madhava. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.

Mahadevi f Hinduism, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi
Means "great goddess", derived from Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great" and देवी (devī) meaning "goddess". This is the Hindu mother goddess who manifests herself as all other goddesses.

Mervi f Finnish
From the name of a Finnish village (now a part of the municipality of Hattula).

Milvi f Estonian
Coined by Estonian writer Mats Tõnisson in 1914, of uncertain meaning.

Nivi f Greenlandic
Short form of Greenlandic niviarsiaq meaning "young girl".

Päivi f Finnish
Derived from Finnish päivä meaning "day".

Pallavi f Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil
Feminine form of Pallav.

Paraskevi f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Paraskeve.

Pilvi f Finnish, Estonian
Means "cloud" in Finnish and Estonian.

Prithvi m & f Hindi, Nepali, Hinduism
From Sanskrit पृथ्वी (pṛthvī) meaning "earth", derived from पृथु (pṛthu) meaning "wide, vast". This is the name of a Hindu goddess, a personification of the earth in the Rigveda. She is the consort of the sky god Dyaus. When used as a given name in modern times it is typically masculine.

Ramadevi f Hindi
From the name of the Hindu goddess Rama 2 (referring to Lakshmi) combined with Sanskrit देवी (devī) meaning "goddess".

Selvi f Turkish
Means "cypress" in Turkish (derived from Persian, ultimately from Sumerian).

Shridevi f Hinduism
From the name of the Hindu goddess Shri combined with Sanskrit देवी (devī) meaning "goddess". This is another name of Lakshmi.

Sohvi f Finnish
Finnish form of Sophia.

Sølvi f Norwegian
Norwegian variant of Solveig. It is also used as a short form of Silvia.

Sridevi f Telugu, Tamil
Variant of Shridevi.

Suvi f Finnish
Means "summer" in Finnish.

Sylvi f Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish
Norwegian and Swedish variant of Solveig. It is also used as a short form of Sylvia.

Talvi f Estonian
Derived from Estonian talv meaning "winter".

Tanvi f Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Means "slender woman", derived from Sanskrit तनु (tanu) meaning "slender".

Þórví f Old Norse
Derived from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor) combined with vé "holy".

Urvi f Marathi, Gujarati
From Sanskrit उर्वी (urvī) meaning "wide".

Vaishnavi f Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi
Derived from the name of the Hindu god Vishnu, meaning "belonging to Vishnu". This is the name of the shakti (power) of Vishnu, identified with the goddess Lakshmi.

Vi f English
Short form of Violet.

Viivi f Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of Vivi.

Vivi f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Scandinavian diminutive of names beginning with Vi, as well as Olivia and Sofia.

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