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The baby name Pouri is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced POO-ree (IPA: /ˈpuːri/).

Pouri is Persian in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Persian
Pronunciation: POO-ree (IPA: /ˈpuːri/)

What is the meaning of the name Pouri ?

The baby name Pouri is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced POO-ree (IPA: /ˈpuːri/).

Pouri is Persian in Origin.

Pouri has multiple cultural roots. In Māori and Tahitian, pōuri means “darkness, deep shade; sorrow,” a poetic term for night or solemn mood; as a given name it is rare but attested, used for its evocative, nature-linked tone. Spellings vary by orthography: Pōuri (with macron), Po‘uri or Poʻuri (Tahitian), and Pouri without diacritics.

In Persian, Pouri (پوری) is used chiefly as a feminine name. It is often treated as a pet form or variant of Pourān (پوران) - a name associated with the Sasanian royal line and the queen Pourandokht - and many modern speakers connect it to por “full, abundant,” giving the sense of “plentiful” or “bountiful.” It also sits near the Middle Persian name element pūr/pour “descendant,” seen in compounds. Related names and variants include Poori, Puri, Pouran/Pouran-dokht, and the masculine Pourya/Poorya.

Pouri is seldom given. We count 12 recorded uses of it across 3 countries.

Pouri has the following similar or variant Names

Pouri – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
IR Boys 0 #558 8 10,162
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People also ask about Pouri

Pouri is predominantly a girl's name.
Pouri is a 2 syllable name, pronounced POO-ree (IPA: /ˈpuːri/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Puri, Poori, Pouri and Pori.
Across languages, Pouri has these equivalents: Puri (Hindi/Sanskrit spelling), Puri/Poory (alternative transliterations), Poria/Puri (related regional forms).
Pouri is a name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Iran. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Iran and its diaspora communities.
Without doubt. Pouri doesn't make it into any of the official birth-name charts we follow, so by any standard measure it counts as rare.