Mayur
/M-AA-Y-UH-R/
Peacock — Mayur (Sanskrit मयूर) is the Sanskrit word for 'peacock,' India's national bird and the vehicle of the war-god Karttikeya. The peacock holds rich symbolic value across Indian traditions: dance-grace, royal beauty, monsoon-herald. A common modern Indian boy name.
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Yes — Mayur is a Hindu boy name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “Peacock — Mayur (Sanskrit मयूर) is the Sanskrit word for 'peacock,' India's national bird and the vehicle of the war-god Karttikeya. The peacock holds rich symbolic value across Indian traditions: dance-grace, royal beauty, monsoon-herald. A common modern Indian boy name.”. It also appears in Jain, Buddhist traditions.
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This page tells you what Mayur means. The app tells you whether it's right for your baby — scored against the names already in your family, your heritage, and your baby's exact birth star.
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Meaning & origin
Mayur is a boy's name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families. The name means "Peacock — Mayur (Sanskrit मयूर) is the Sanskrit word for 'peacock,' India's national bird and the vehicle of the war-god Karttikeya. The peacock holds rich symbolic value across Indian traditions: dance-grace, royal beauty, monsoon-herald. A common modern Indian boy name." and belongs to the Beauty cluster — names that carry grace, elegance, and aesthetic wonder.
Beyond its Hindu heritage, Mayur is also used in Jain, Buddhist traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.
Common among Indian, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Kannada, Malayali, Singaporean, American, British families, Mayur carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
What's Mayur's birth star?
In Vedic tradition, a baby's name is matched to their nakshatra (birth star) and rashi (moon sign) — usually through its first syllable. Mayur opens with “Ma.” But whether that's auspicious depends on your baby's exact date, time, and place of birth.
NameRoot works it out for you. Enter your baby's birth details and see exactly which nakshatra and rashi Mayur aligns with — and how strongly it scores.
See Mayur's birth-star reading →What does Mayur's numerology say?
Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Mayur resonates in either tradition.
Mayur's destiny number is 6 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Mayur's full reading →
Does Mayur go with your family's names?
Mayur breaks into 5 sounds: /M-AA-Y-UH-R/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Mayur sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Mayur beside your family's names →
Names similar to Mayur
If Mayur resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.
From the same tradition
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Sharing the same meaning
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Common questions about Mayur
What does the name Mayur mean?
Mayur means "Peacock — Mayur (Sanskrit मयूर) is the Sanskrit word for 'peacock,' India's national bird and the vehicle of the war-god Karttikeya. The peacock holds rich symbolic value across Indian traditions: dance-grace, royal beauty, monsoon-herald. A common modern Indian boy name.." It is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families.
Is Mayur a boy or girl name?
Mayur is most commonly used as a boy name.
What is the origin of the name Mayur?
Mayur is of Sanskrit origin, used in Hindu, Jain, Buddhist traditions, commonly among Indian, Marathi, Gujarati families.
Is Mayur a Hindu name?
Yes. Mayur is a boy name traditionally used in Hindu families, of Sanskrit origin. It also appears in Jain, Buddhist traditions.
What does Mayur mean in Sanskrit?
Mayur originates from Sanskrit, where it means "Peacock — Mayur (Sanskrit मयूर) is the Sanskrit word for 'peacock,' India's national bird and the vehicle of the war-god Karttikeya. The peacock holds rich symbolic value across Indian traditions: dance-grace, royal beauty, monsoon-herald. A common modern Indian boy name.."
What is the numerology of Mayur?
Mayur has a Pythagorean destiny number of 6 — nurturing and family devotion.
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