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The baby name Gopi is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced GOH-pee (IPA: /ˈɡoʊpi/; Hindi: /ɡopiː/).

Gopi is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Indian, Sanskrit
Pronunciation: GOH-pee (IPA: /ˈɡoʊpi/; Hindi: /ɡopiː/)

What is the meaning of the name Gopi ?

The baby name Gopi is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced GOH-pee (IPA: /ˈɡoʊpi/; Hindi: /ɡopiː/).

Gopi is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Rooted in Sanskrit gopī (गोपी), the name derives from go “cow” + pā/pa “protector, herder,” the feminine of gopa, yielding the sense “cowherd girl” or “milkmaid.” In Hindu devotional literature, especially the Bhagavata Purana and Jayadeva’s Gita Govinda, the gopīs are the beloved devotees of Krishna; thus the name carries connotations of pure, ecstatic devotion.

As a given name, Gopi is used across India and the South Asian diaspora and functions as unisex: feminine in its etymology yet borne by many men in South India and Sri Lanka, and by women in North and West India. Variants and related forms include Gopī (with diacritic), Gopie/Gopee in Indo-Caribbean communities, Gopika (feminine elaboration), Gopa (masculine), theophoric compounds such as Gopinath/Gopinatha ('Lord of the Gopis') and Gopikrishna or Gopi Krishna, and cognates like Gopal/Gopala.

Gopi has the following similar or variant Names

Gopi – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
TM Boys 0 #36 1 614
IN 0 #56 15 2,963
MV Boys 0 #73 7 3,375
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
SD 0 #102 1 2,130
QA 0 #103 4 7,011
OM 0 #113 9 6,215
CY Boys 0 #119 11 3,473
KW 0 #119 3 5,216
CY Girls 0 #124 2 3,755
BN Boys 0 #133 7 6,332
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
AE 0 #165 13 10,220
IN Boys 0 #201 2,072 16,750
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
MO Boys 0 #228 7 5,842
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
BD 0 #239 3 5,992
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
GR Boys 0 #265 9 6,912
SG 0 #278 5 11,010
JP Boys 0 #297 7 7,909
QA Girls 0 #298 19 15,378
SA 0 #308 5 10,560
BH 0 #309 257 17,937
KW Boys 0 #316 593 18,755
MY 0 #320 11 12,352
CN Boys 0 #329 3 9,639
DK Boys 0 #330 3 7,401
SG Boys 0 #334 450 17,960
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
QA Boys 0 #338 424 18,093
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
OM Boys 0 #348 757 17,948
AE Boys 0 #358 1,235 22,615
MU Girls 0 #359 4 8,539
JO Boys 0 #364 14 7,057
OM Girls 0 #364 33 15,987
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
PT Boys 0 #373 9 7,951
Finland Boys 0 #391 37 2,041
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
BD Girls 0 #401 6 8,413
PH Boys 0 #404 5 11,440
UY Boys 0 #413 1 5,922
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
IN Girls 0 #439 197 13,121
KW Girls 0 #469 47 19,177
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
CR Boys 0 #506 5 10,188
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
AE Girls 0 #518 36 20,968
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
RU Boys 0 #525 2 12,621
BD Boys 0 #543 34 10,045
HK Boys 0 #549 9 12,905
LY 0 #555 5 12,703
PS Boys 0 #560 2 10,655
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
SG Girls 0 #577 10 18,916
IL Boys 0 #623 3 10,983
HK Girls 0 #649 2 16,104
IQ Boys 0 #658 10 13,071
LB 0 #683 8 13,263
MY Boys 0 #705 439 25,439
SA Boys 0 #749 1,229 28,008
United States Girls 2000 #872 6 9,408
SA Girls 0 #881 55 25,931
Spain Boys 0 #920 11 5,610
EG Boys 0 #924 2 15,035
Germany Boys 0 #938 15 5,697
MY Girls 0 #973 22 24,821
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
NG Boys 0 #999 3 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
CO Girls 0 #1,150 3 16,140
MA 0 #1,199 1 20,986
DZ 0 #1,234 1 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,235 2 25,928
TR 0 #1,251 4 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,267 6 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,281 191 10,046

Gopi is popular in 55 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Gopi

Gopi is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Gopi is a 2 syllable name, pronounced GOH-pee (IPA: /ˈɡoʊpi/; Hindi: /ɡopiː/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Gopī (transliteration), Gopa, Gopu and Gops.
Across languages, Gopi has these equivalents: Gopal (Hindi/Sanskrit), Gopala (Sanskrit), Gopika / Gopikā (feminine), Gopinath (compound form).
Somewhat — Gopi ranked #872 in United States in 2000, placing it just outside the most common names.