MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Selvi mean?
Tamil selvi is a feminine word connected with wealth and prosperity. It is also used as a respectful title for a young unmarried woman, alongside its use as a personal name. It is also used for Lakshmi, the goddess of prosperity.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Tamil
செல்வி
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
सेल्वी
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Selvi in Indian usage
9,858 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,128 |
| 1970s | 4,156 |
| 1980s | 2,526 |
| 1990s | 565 |
| Other decades | 483 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 4,692 |
| Puducherry | 3,969 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,013 |
| Other states | 184 |
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
- Wiktionary: செல்வி ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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- Wiktionary: செல்வம் ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.