As a deity name
Name 575 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
Name 793 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a husbandless woman, widow (also with nārī, yoṣit, strī &c.), &c. &c.
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vidhave" is the nominative dual of "vidhavā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "vidhave" is the dative of "vidhu" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
vidhavā f. (accord. to some fr. vi + dhava See 2. dhava, p. 513) a husbandless woman, widow (also with nārī, yoṣit, strī &c.), RV. &c. &c.
bereft of a king (a country), R.
vidhu See p. 968, col. 2.
1. vidhu mfn. (prob. fr. √ 2. vidh; for 2. vi-dhu See vi-√ dhū, col. 3) lonely, solitary, RV. x, 55, 5 (applied to the moon; accord. to Sāy. = vi-dhātṛ, vi-dhārayitṛ)
Caveats
Sources contain errors and engines have limits; every claim above carries its citation so you can verify it. This is guidance about names and their sources — not religious or astrological consultation. How we work · Our sources