Given name · Hindi
मालिनी
मालिनी (mālinī) is a feminine given name from Sanskrit. It is used in Hindi.
HindiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Malini.
Meaning & origin
मालिनी’s family of names
In Hindi usage, मालिनी has a conventional equivalent in the English form Malini.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named मालिनी
- Malini AwasthiIndian singerborn 1967
- Malini FonsekaSri Lankan actor-politician1947–2025
- Malini RajurkarIndian singer1941–2023
- Malini NobhadaraThai princess1885–1924
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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