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Medini
मेदिनीSay it MAY-di-nee
- Meaning
- The earth, land, soil; a place Monier-Williams, p. 832
- Say it
- MAY-di-nee
- Written
- मेदिनी
- Other spellings
- Medinee
- First sound
- मे · Simha rashi
Medini
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Medini meaning
Medini (मेदिनी) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, मे, it is a Simha rashi name (Magha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
The earth, land, soil; a place
Medini (मेदिनी) is the Sanskrit medinī, which Monier-Williams defines as the earth, land, soil or ground, citing the Taittiriya Aranyaka and the Mahabharata, and explains as "having fatness or fertility". It can also mean a place or spot, a kind of musical composition and a tree, Gmelina arborea, and it gives its name to the Medinīkośa, a classical Sanskrit dictionary. Name lists give earth, matching the dictionary. The name sits in the same family as Bhumi, Dharani and Vasudha, other Sanskrit words for the earth, and is used mainly in North and East India.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 832 · entry medinī · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, medinī, p. 832
Fits your syllable
First sound मे
Magha nakshatra, pada 4 · Simha rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Medini · Medinee