Padma and Parvati (Meanings are HERE)

ihatethis99in keithm at vsnl.com
Sat Sep 21 07:00:07 UTC 2002


Just a follow up to my original post on the meanings of the names 
Parvati and Padma:

PADMA   m,f   Indian
"lotus" (Sanskrit). In Hindu myth this was another name of both the 
hero Rama and the goddess Lakshmi. 

PARVATI   f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
"daughter of the mountain" (Sanskrit). In Hindu mythology Parvati is 
one of the many names of the wife of Shiva. 

Source:
http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/ind2.html

Keith

--- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "ihatethis99in" <keithm at v...> wrote:
> Hi! I'm a lurker who is just delurking from India.
> 
> "Padma" means "Lotus". 
> http://www.indiaexpress.com/specials/babynames/girl-p.html
> 
> "Parvati" is an Indian female name, possibly derived from the 
> word, "Parvat", which means Mountain.
> 
> Keith
> 






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