Aveda

ah-VAY-da

Pop culture

"knowledge of life"

Aveda Origin and Meaning

The name Aveda is a girl's name meaning "knowledge of life".

The name of an American cosmetics company which was inspired by the ancient traditional medicine practices known as Ayurveda, literally "knowledge of longevity" in Sanskrit. Unfortunately, when shortened to Aveda, the literal meaning in Sanskrit becomes "not knowledge" – no doubt not what the company's founder intended. If you can get past this, a pretty and evocative name associated with holistic health and beauty.