Entry № 8780 · Sanskrit origin

Rohini Rohini — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ roh-HEE-nee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Red star (Hindu nakshatra + first Indian satellite)"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "red star (hindu nakshatra + first indian satellite)".

Rohini is from the Sanskrit rohinī (red one, red star — specifically the bright star Aldebaran in Taurus). Rohini Devasher — modern Indian artist.

Red star (Sanskrit).

The name in its native script.

रोहिणी
Transliteration
Rohiṇī
Pronunciation
/ roʊˈhiː.ni /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Rohini stands.

Rohini does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Rohinis before her.

Real people
Rohini Hattangadi
Indian Gandhi (1982) actress.
born 1955
Rohini Nilekani
Indian philanthropist.
born 1959
In fiction
Rohini RS-1
India's first satellite (1980).
1980
Rohini (nakshatra)
Aldebaran star + Chandra's favorite wife.

Names connected to Rohini.

The number behind Rohini.

1

The Leader

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Rohini reduce to 1, The Leader. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.