HinduGirlSanskrit
Rashmi: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“ray of light; beam”
رشمی
रश्मि
What Rashmi means
Rashmi (رشمی, Sanskrit रश्मि) is a Hindu girl’s name that means “ray of light; beam”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, raśmi.
Rashmi at a glance
- Meaning
- ray of light; beam
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- rush-mee
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 6
- First letter
- R · ر
Meaning of Rashmi
- In English
- ray of light; beam
- اردو میں معنی
- کرن، شعاع
Origin and history of Rashmi
Sanskrit raśmi, 'ray of light'.
Base wordSanskrit raśmi
How to say and write Rashmi
- Say it
- rush-mee2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Rashmi
- Urdu
- رشمی
- Original script
- रश्मि
- Themes
- Light
Sibling names for Rashmi
Hindu boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Rashmi.
- Rajneeshرجنیشlord of the night; the moonBoySanskrit
- Rakeshراکیشlord of the full-moon night; the moonBoySanskrit
- Ramchandraرام چندرRama the moon-like; a name of RamaBoySanskrit
- Raviرویthe sunBoySanskrit
- Ravindraرویندرlord of the sunBoySanskrit
- Adityaآدتیہson of Aditi; the sunBoySanskrit
- Agniاگنیfire; the god of fireBoySanskrit
- Alokآلوکlight; lustre; seeingBoySanskrit
Names like Rashmi
- Aartiآرتیthe ceremony of waving lamps before a deityGirlSanskrit
- Abhaآبھاsplendour; light; lustreGirlSanskrit
- Arunaاروناreddish; dawn-red; the colour of dawnGirlSanskrit
- Arunimaارونیماredness; the glow of dawnGirlSanskrit
- Bhanumatiبھانومتیluminous; splendidGirlSanskrit
- ChandniچاندنیmoonlightGirlUrdu
- Chandrakalaچندرکلاa digit of the moonGirlSanskrit
- Chandralekhaچندرلیکھاthe crescent; a digit of the moonGirlSanskrit
- ChandrikaچندریکاmoonlightGirlSanskrit
- DaminiدامنیlightningGirlSanskrit
Names that sound like Rashmi
Questions about the name Rashmi
What does the name Rashmi mean?
Rashmi means “ray of light; beam”. In Urdu: کرن، شعاع. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Rashmi a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Rashmi is a girl’s name.
Is Rashmi a Hindu name?
Yes. Rashmi is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit raśmi, 'ray of light'.
How do you pronounce Rashmi?
Say it “rush-mee”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Rashmi in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Rashmi is written رشمی. In its original script: रश्मि.
Is the meaning of Rashmi 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.