Paramardhi (परमर्धि, IAST: Paramardhi) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Possessor of supreme wealth and auspicious prosperity”. Drawn from 'parama' (supreme, highest) and 'ṛddhi' (prosperity, abundance, flourishing), this name honours Vishnu as the one in whom all wealth, opulence, and auspicious perfection are fully and eternally present.

Meaning, etymology & significance

The root 'ṛdh' carries the sense of thriving and increasing; 'ṛddhi' thus denotes not merely material riches but the fullness of all virtues and glories. Prefixed by 'parama,' the compound declares that Vishnu's prosperity is of the highest, unlimited order. He is the very source from whom all abundance in the universe flows.

As an epithet of Vishnu, Paramardhi affirms that devotion to the Lord bestows the highest form of wellbeing upon the devotee. Pronounced pah-rah-MAR-dhee, it makes a resonant and auspicious name for a boy.

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Scriptural source

Paramardhi appears in the Vishnu Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Vishnu.

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Paramardhi aligns with the Uttara phalguni nakshatra, under the Kanya rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 2.