Yamini
/Y-AA-M-IY-N-IY/
Night, the night-time — from Sanskrit yāminī, ‘the night.’ A serene, quietly poetic Hindu feminine name drawn from the calm and cool darkness of the hours after dusk.
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Meaning & origin
Yes — Yamini is a Hindu girl name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “Night, the night-time — from Sanskrit yāminī, ‘the night.’ A serene, quietly poetic Hindu feminine name drawn from the calm and cool darkness of the hours after dusk.”.
Yamini is a girl's name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families. The name means "Night, the night-time — from Sanskrit yāminī, ‘the night.’ A serene, quietly poetic Hindu feminine name drawn from the calm and cool darkness of the hours after dusk." and belongs to the Peace cluster — names meaning calm, serenity, and inner stillness.
Common among Indian, Nepali, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayali families, Yamini carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
Yamini's nakshatra & rashi
In Hindu tradition, a baby's name is chosen to harmonise with their nakshatra (birth star) and rashi (moon sign) — most often through an auspicious first syllable. Yamini opens with “Ya”. Whether that's auspicious for your baby depends on their exact date, time and place of birth.
NameRoot works it out for you. Enter your baby's birth details and see exactly which nakshatra and rashi Yamini aligns with — and how strongly it scores.
See Yamini's nakshatra reading →What does Yamini's numerology say?
Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Yamini resonates in either tradition.
Yamini's destiny number is 8 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Yamini's full reading →
Does Yamini go with your family's names?
Yamini breaks into 6 sounds: /Y-AA-M-IY-N-IY/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Yamini sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Yamini beside your family's names →
Nicknames
Common affectionate forms of Yamini — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.
Names similar to Yamini
If Yamini resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.
From the same tradition
Other Hindu girl names, common in Indian families
Sharing the same meaning
Other Hindu girl names from the Peace cluster
Names that sound similar
Hindu girl names that open with the same syllables as Yamini
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Common questions about Yamini
What does the name Yamini mean?
Yamini means "Night, the night-time — from Sanskrit yāminī, ‘the night.’ A serene, quietly poetic Hindu feminine name drawn from the calm and cool darkness of the hours after dusk.." It is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families.
Is Yamini a boy or girl name?
Yamini is most commonly used as a girl name.
What is the origin of the name Yamini?
Yamini is of Sanskrit origin, used in Hindu tradition, commonly among Indian, Nepali, Marathi families.
Is Yamini a Hindu name?
Yes. Yamini is a girl name traditionally used in Hindu families, of Sanskrit origin.
What does Yamini mean in Sanskrit?
Yamini originates from Sanskrit, where it means "Night, the night-time — from Sanskrit yāminī, ‘the night.’ A serene, quietly poetic Hindu feminine name drawn from the calm and cool darkness of the hours after dusk.."
What are common nicknames for Yamini?
Common short forms of Yamini include Yami, Yaminu.
What is the numerology of Yamini?
Yamini has a Pythagorean destiny number of 8 — material mastery and executive power.
What is Yamini's rashi and nakshatra?
By its first syllable "Ya", Yamini falls under the Jyeshtha nakshatra and Vrishchika (Scorpio) rashi — its naam-rashi, or name-based moon sign. (A baby's birth nakshatra comes from their date and time of birth; NameRoot matches the two.)
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