Rithy as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Rithy

What is the meaning of the name Rithy ?

The baby name Rithy is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced REE-tee (approx.; IPA: /ˈriːti/; Khmer aspirated-t sometimes realized [ri.tʰi]).

Rithy is Khmer in Origin.

Rithy is a Khmer given name, most often masculine, formed from the Indic root ṛddhi via Pali and Classical Khmer. In Buddhist and Sanskritic vocabulary, this root denotes “prosperity,” “success,” and “attainment,” and can also imply spiritual or supernormal power; these senses inform the Khmer usage. The name typically appears as Rithy in Latin script but corresponds to Khmer spellings meaning achievement or auspicious increase.

In Cambodia it has been in steady circulation from the late premodern era into the present, sustained by temple education and royal-literary culture and later by modern civic naming. The filmmaker Rithy Panh exemplifies its international profile. Variant spellings and short forms include Rith, Rithi, and Rithie; expanded compounds (e.g., Rithisak) incorporate the same root. A cognate appears in South Asia as Riddhi (often feminine), sharing the prosperity/attainment meaning, while Khmer Rithy remains broadly unisex but leans male.