Subhrú (सुभ्रूः, IAST: Subhrūḥ) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “She with beautiful, graceful eyebrows”. From 'su' (beautiful, excellent) and 'bhrū' (eyebrow), Subhrū captures the classical aesthetic ideal of the Goddess whose arched brows are among the most celebrated features of her divine form.

Meaning, etymology & significance

In Sanskrit aesthetic tradition, the beauty of a woman's brows is considered an index of her grace and inner nobility; the 'bhrū-latā' (creeper-like eyebrow) is a celebrated poetic image. As an epithet of Lalitā, Subhrū draws on this rich aesthetic vocabulary to exalt the Goddess's physical perfection as an outward expression of her inner, transcendent beauty. Every feature of Lalitā described in the Sahasranāma is simultaneously a theological statement about her divine nature.

This is an epithet of Lalitā Tripurasundarī in the Lalitā Sahasranāma. Pronounced 'Su-bhroo', the name is rare as a standalone modern given name due to its unusual ending; some families use 'Subhrū' or adapt it to 'Subhruvā'. The needsReview flag is set true because the dative 'subhruve' (u-stem) is less commonly encountered.

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Scriptural source

Subhrú appears in the Lalitha Sahasranama, among the sacred names of Lalitha.

Astrology — nakshatra, rashi & numerology

By the standard Vedic correspondence between a name’s first syllable and the lunar mansion, Subhrú aligns with the Shatabhisha nakshatra, under the Kumbha rashi (Moon sign). Its Chaldean name-number is 9.