MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nivritti mean?
Nivritti is the Sanskrit nivṛtti, "ceasing" or "turning away from worldly action", the counterpart of pravritti, active engagement. In Marathi, Nivritti is the name of Nivruttinath, the eldest of the four Varkari saint siblings and the guru of his brother Dnyaneshwar.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
निवृत्ती
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nivritti in Indian usage
509 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling निवृत्ती.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 127 records (25%).
- Recorded as male: 382 records (75%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 203 |
| 1970s | 134 |
| Other decades | 172 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra | 509 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Monier-Williams, nivṛtti, p. 560,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.