Kavya

Origin: Sanskrit
Meaning: “poem; poetry”
Gender: Feminine
(KAV-yah)

The name comes directly from the Sanskrit word  काव्य (poem; poetry).

In Sanskrit literature, this is the name of a type of literary style of poetry that was utilized during the 7th-century C.E.

Sources

• http://spokensanskrit.org
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C4%81vya