Anandi

Anandi meaning

Anandi (आनंदी) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin (via Hindi and Marathi).

Cheerful, in good spirits; a cheerful person

Also used to mean: joyful, happy

Anandi (आनंदी) is built on Sanskrit ānanda, "happiness, joy, bliss", one of the three qualities that Vedanta gives to Brahman. In Hindi and Marathi, ānandī is an everyday adjective; Platts' dictionary gives it as cheerful or in good spirits, and as a cheerful person. Monier-Williams also lists ānandā as a name of the goddess Gaurī. Name lists give "joyful" or "happy", which matches. A famous bearer is Anandi Gopal Joshi, who in 1886 became one of the first Indian women to qualify as a doctor of Western medicine.

Source: Platts, A Dictionary of Urdū, Classical Hindī, and English (1884), p. 99 · entry ānandī (आनंदी) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Platts, ānandī, p. 99 · Monier-Williams, ānanda, p. 139 · Wikipedia, Anandi Gopal Joshi

Famous namesakes

• Anandi Gopal Joshi, one of the first Indian women doctors of Western medicine

Fits your syllable

First sound आ

Krittika nakshatra, pada 1 · Mesh rashi

This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is अ, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Anandi · Aanandi · Anandee

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