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The baby name Kanthimathi is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced kahn-thee-mah-thee (approx.); IPA: /kənˈt̪iːmaːt̪i/ (Tamil pronunciation: /kɐn̪.t̪i.maː.t̪i/).

Kanthimathi is Sanskrit in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: Sanskrit
Pronunciation: kahn-thee-mah-thee (approx.); IPA: /kənˈt̪iːmaːt̪i/ (Tamil pronunciation: /kɐn̪.t̪i.maː.t̪i/)

What is the meaning of the name Kanthimathi ?

The baby name Kanthimathi is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced kahn-thee-mah-thee (approx.); IPA: /kənˈt̪iːmaːt̪i/ (Tamil pronunciation: /kɐn̪.t̪i.maː.t̪i/).

Kanthimathi is Sanskrit in Origin.

Kanthimathi is a South Indian feminine name rooted in Sanskrit and Tamil. It combines Sanskrit kānti (“radiance, beauty, lustre”) with matī (“mind; endowed with”), yielding the sense “she who is radiant” or “endowed with brilliance,” with overtones of beauty and luminous intellect. Tamil phonology produces the common spelling Kanthimathi; scholarly transliterations include Kāntimati and Kāntimatī.

Usage centers in Tamil Nadu and among Sri Lankan Tamils, sustained by the cult of Kanthimathi Amman (a form of Parvati) at Tirunelveli’s Nellaiappar Temple, and it appears in Vaishnava hagiography as Kāntimati, mother of the philosopher-saint Rāmānuja (11th–12th century). Variants and diminutives include Kanthi/Kanti, Kanthimathy (Sri Lankan), Kantimathi/Kantimati, and Mathi; related theophoric or honorific forms are Kanthimathi Amman and Kantimati Ammal. The name conveys auspiciousness, grace, and a shining presence.

Kanthimathi is a rare find. There are only 17 recorded uses of it in our data, from 7 countries.

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Kanthimathi – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
OM Girls 0 #424 1 15,987
KW Girls 0 #561 1 19,177
AE Girls 0 #596 2 20,968
SG Girls 0 #631 2 18,916
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
SG Boys 0 #739 1 17,960
SA Girls 0 #1,014 1 25,931
MY Girls 0 #1,065 8 24,821

Kanthimathi is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Kanthimathi

Kanthimathi is predominantly a girl's name.
Kanthimathi is a 4 syllable name, pronounced kahn-thee-mah-thee (approx.); IPA: /kənˈt̪iːmaːt̪i/ (Tamil pronunciation: /kɐn̪.t̪i.maː.t̪i/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Kantimati, Kantimathi, Kanthimati, Kandhimathi, Kanthi Mathi and Kanti Mathi.
Across languages, Kanthimathi has these equivalents: Kanti (Sanskrit, 'beauty, radiance'), Kantimati (Sanskrit form), Sundari (Sanskrit, 'beautiful'), Roopa / Rupa (Sanskrit, 'beauty, form').
Kanthimathi is a name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in India. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within India and its diaspora communities.
Yes. Kanthimathi stays under the radar of the national statistics we cover, so it is fair to call it rare.