Given name & surname

Dakini

“the sky dancer”

Dakini is used as a given name and a surname. One Sanskrit interpretation is “the sky dancer.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Sanskrit interpretation is “the sky dancer.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.

Dakini’s family of names

Dakini has a related form in Dakin. Dakini has a related form in Dakinea. Dakini has a related form in Dakineah.

Walk Dakini’s family in the name graph

DakiniDakinDakyneahDakyneaDakyneeDakyneyDakineahDakineaDakineeDakinyDakineyDakynieDakyniDakynyDakinie

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Similar names

If you love Dakini, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Sanskrit

Devayani

Devayani is a feminine given name from Sanskrit.

No U.S. birth series

62% boys · 38% girls

Sanskrit

Abhati

Abhati is a surname from Sanskrit.

No U.S. birth series

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Sanskrit

Adhikari

Adhikari is a surname from Sanskrit.

No U.S. birth series

57% boys · 43% girls

Sanskrit

Anukriti

“imitation, copy, replica”

No U.S. birth series

25% boys · 75% girls

Sanskrit

Diviya

“divine, heavenly”

No U.S. birth series

18% boys · 82% girls

Sanskrit

Debadutta

Debadutta is a masculine given name from Sanskrit.

No U.S. birth series

17% boys · 83% girls

Sanskrit

Thakuri

“deity”

No U.S. birth series

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Sanskrit

Dutta

“given, granted”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Dakini’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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