Dhruva

Where Dhruva comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit ध्रुव (dhruvá).
— Wiktionary's entry for Dhruva
  • Sanskrit
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1997
    First appearance
    #9,265 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2019
    Peak, #2,188
    64 babies named Dhruva — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Namesakes

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