Gauri

• Origin: Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi गौरी
• Meaning: “fair; light-skinned; white; brilliant.”
• Gender: feminine
• Pronunciation: GORE-ee

The name comes directly from the Sanskrit word meaning “fair; light-skinned; white; brilliant.” In Hinduism, this is an epithet for the goddess Parvati in her Mahagauri form.

The Kannada and Tamil form is Gowri கௌரி (Tamil) & ಗೌರಿ (Kannada).

Gauri can also be a Finnish male form of the name Gabriel.

Sources

• https://www.behindthename.com/name/gauri
• https://spokensanskrit.org/
• https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Gauri_f