Nandini - Meaning of Nandini

What does Nandini mean?

[ 3 syll. nan-di-ni, na-nd-ini ] The baby girl name Nandini is pronounced as NaeNDih-Niy- †. Nandini is of Sanskrit origin and it is used mainly in Indian. The name Nandini means 'joyful; daughter'. It is derived from the word nandi with the meaning 'joyful'. In Hindu mythology, Nandini is the name of cow that grants wishes. It is also another name for the goddesses Ganga and Durga. Nandini is the feminine version of the Indian Nandi. Forms of Nandini include the names Nandinea, Nandinee, Nandiney, Nandinie, and Nandiny. See also the related form, the Indian Nandana.

Nandini is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Nandini include Nadeane, Nadeena, Nadena, Nadima, Nadina, Nadyna, Nandana, Nandinee, Nandiney, Nandinie, Nandiny, Natana, Natanah, Natane, Natania, Natanna, Natanya, Nathania, Natima, and Natonya.

† English pronunciation for Nandini: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"