The story behind Nandini
Borrowed from Sanskrit नन्दिनी (nandinī, “daughter, epithet of Durga”).
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /ˈnɑn.dɪ.niː/
Popularity
Nandini ranked #5351 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Nandini
Nandinī
Borrowed from Sanskrit नन्दिनी (nandinī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ākūti
Borrowed from Sanskrit आकूति (ākūti).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ānandī
Borrowed from Sanskrit आनन्दिन् (ānandin). By surface analysis, आनंद (ānand) + -ई (-ī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- same syllable count
- similar length
Añjali
Borrowed from Sanskrit अञ्जलि (añjali).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Anukŕti
Borrowed from Sanskrit अनुकृति (anukṛti). By surface analysis, अनु- (anu-, “after, following”) + कृति (kŕti, “doing, making”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ārohī
Borrowed from Sanskrit आरोही (ārohī). By surface analysis, आरोह (āroh) + -ई (-ī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Nandini
Aarti
Borrowed from Sanskrit आरती (āratī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ābhā
Borrowed from Sanskrit आभा (ābhā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhay
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya), equivalent to अ- (a-) + भय (bhay).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Nandini
Abhay
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya), equivalent to अ- (a-) + भय (bhay).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abhijit
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिजित् (abhijit).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abhijñā
Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit अभिज्ञा (abhijñā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length