Dhruv

Meaning of Dhruv

Dhruv—pronounced droov like a smooth drumbeat—traces its roots to Sanskrit, where it literally means “pole star,” that steadfast point that sailors from the Indian Ocean to the Caribbean once treated as a celestial lighthouse. In Hindu lore, young Prince Dhruva’s unshakable devotion earns him a place in the heavens, reminding modern parents that persistence can outshine circumstance. The name carries that same quiet gravity today: a boy called Dhruv is imagined as the calm eye in life’s salsa of storms, reliable yet radiant, playful yet poised. Small wonder the name keeps glimmering on U.S. birth charts year after year—much like Polaris, it never quite slips below the horizon.