Kalki as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kalki

What is the meaning of the name Kalki ?

The baby name Kalki is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Sanskrit: /kəlki/; English: /ˈkɑːlki/ (KAL-kee).

Kalki is Hindu, Sanskrit in Origin.

Rooted in Sanskrit, Kalki derives from kalka “filth, impurity,” with the agentive -in yielding Kalkin/Kalki, literally “destroyer/remover of impurity.” In Hindu tradition, Kalki is the prophesied tenth avatar of Vishnu who will appear at the end of the Kali Yuga, mounted on a white horse and bearing a flaming sword, to purge adharma and restore cosmic order - hence associations with renewal, purification, and decisive righteousness.

As a personal name, Kalki appears across India and the diaspora, historically masculine but now used unisex in some communities. Literary and popular-culture visibility - from the Tamil writer “Kalki” Krishnamurthy to contemporary cinema - has supported modern adoption. Variants include the learned Sanskrit form Kalkin and phonetic spellings such as Kalkee or Kalky; related but distinct is Kalika. Parents often choose Kalki for its succinct sound and symbolism of cleansing change and moral clarity.