Apoorva (given name)

Apurv or Apurva is the common English spelling of two related Indian given names: the feminine अपूर्वा apūrvā and the masculine अपूर्व apūrva. The masculine name is often spelled Apurv or Apoorv, as in many modern Indo-Aryan languages it is pronounced without the vowel at the end, for example in Hindi:. The feminine name is spelled Apurva or Apoorva and is pronounced with the vowel at the end. In Sanskrit ' and ' are respectively the masculine and feminine forms of the adjective meaning 'unprecedented', 'like none other', 'like never before', 'new', 'never seen before', 'one of a kind', 'rare', 'unique', 'exquisite', 'extraordinary'.

Masculine given name

 * Apurva Asrani (born 1978), Indian film director
 * Apurva Agnihotri (born 1972), Indian TV actor
 * Apoorva Lakhia, Indian film director
 * Apoorva D. Patel, Indian physicist
 * Apoorva Sengupta (1938–2013), Indian army officer and cricketer

Feminine given name

 * Apoorva Arora (born 1996), Indian actress and model
 * Apoorva Muralinath (born 1989), Indian basketball player

Other

 * Pratiksha Apurv (born 1964), Indian painter