HinduGirlSanskrit
Damini: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“lightning”
دامنی
दामिनी
What Damini means
Damini (دامنی, Sanskrit दामिनी) is a Hindu girl’s name that means “lightning”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, dāminī.
Damini at a glance
- Meaning
- lightning
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- daa-mi-nee
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 6
- First letter
- D · د
Meaning of Damini
- In English
- lightning
- اردو میں معنی
- بجلی، آسمانی بجلی
Origin and history of Damini
Sanskrit dāminī, 'lightning'.
Base wordSanskrit dāminī
How to say and write Damini
- Say it
- daa-mi-nee3 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Damini
- Urdu
- دامنی
- Original script
- दामिनी
Sibling names for Damini
Hindu boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Damini.
- Chandraچندرthe moon; shining; brightBoySanskrit
- Himanshuہمانشوthe moon (literally 'cool-rayed')BoySanskrit
- Rakeshراکیشlord of the full-moon night; the moonBoySanskrit
- Shashankششانکthe moon (literally 'hare-marked')BoySanskrit
- Sudhanshuسدھانشوthe moon (literally 'nectar-rayed')BoySanskrit
- Tarachandتارا چندstar and moonBoySanskrit
- Vidyutودیوتlightning; flashingBoySanskrit
- Deepakدیپکlamp; kindling; illuminatingBoySanskrit
Names like Damini
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- Achalaاچلاimmovable; steady; the earthGirlSanskrit
- Adrijaادریجاmountain-born; a name of ParvatiGirlSanskrit
- Alaknandaالکننداa Himalayan source river of the GangesGirlSanskrit
- Ambujaامبوجاlotus (water-born)GirlSanskrit
- Aneelaانیلہbreeze (from anil, wind)GirlUrdu
- Arunaاروناreddish; dawn-red; the colour of dawnGirlSanskrit
- Arunimaارونیماredness; the glow of dawnGirlSanskrit
- Avniاونیthe earthGirlSanskrit
Names that sound like Damini
Questions about the name Damini
What does the name Damini mean?
Damini means “lightning”. In Urdu: بجلی، آسمانی بجلی. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Damini a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Damini is a girl’s name.
Is Damini a Hindu name?
Yes. Damini is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit dāminī, 'lightning'.
How do you pronounce Damini?
Say it “daa-mi-nee”: 3 syllables.
How do you write Damini in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Damini is written دامنی. In its original script: दामिनी.
Is the meaning of Damini verified?
Classical source identified (draft). Our editors matched the name to an entry in the classical dictionary cited below. No named reviewer has checked it against the printed page yet. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.