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Hari

हरि

Hari is a boy's name of Hindi origin meaning Vishnu.

Meaning from en.wiktionary.org.

Below: how Hari is written across 10 Indian scripts, its Chaldean numerology reading, the birth star traditionally linked to its first sound, and the short forms families actually use.

boy Hindi 2 syllables Root 9 · Mars

Hari in 10 Indian scripts

Written out for the certificate, the invitation, and the passport form.

Hindi
हरि
Marathi
हरि
Bengali
হরি
Tamil
ஹரி
Telugu
హరి
Gujarati
હરિ
Kannada
ಹರಿ
Malayalam
ഹരി
Punjabi
ਹਰਿ
Odia
ହରି

Chaldean numerology

The traditional Chaldean system, which assigns a value to each letter by its sound.

Compound number
9
Compound 9 — reduce to root 9
Root number
9
Ruling planet: ♂ Mars
DefenceSportsSurgeryManufacturing of cutting tools

Fields traditionally considered favourable for root 9.

Rashi & Nakshatra

By the Avakahada chakra, the syllable table used at namkaran ceremonies.

Nakshatra
Punarvasu
Pada 3
Rashi (moon sign)
Mithuna (Gemini)
From the first sound of Hari

Traditionally this table runs the other way: a pandit reads the baby's birth star from the janam kundli and gives you a syllable to start the name with. The birth chart, not the name, is the authority. We show the reverse lookup for reference.

Everyday use

Short forms
Haru
How the name is likely to be shortened at home.
Pronunciation
Easy
2 syllables · Easy for non-Indian speakers

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