Given name · Sanskrit

नन्दिनी

“to rejoice, delight”

नन्दिनी (nandinī) is a feminine given name. It is used in Sanskrit.

SanskritWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Nandini.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

नन्दिनी goes back to a word meaning “to rejoice, delight.”

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नन्दिनी’s family of names

नन्दिनी has a conventional equivalent in the English form Nandini.

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नन्दिनी has relatives in 3 languages.

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