Padmini

Padmini meaning

Padmini (पद्मिनी) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.

Lotus plant; a mass of lotuses or lotus pond

Also used to mean: lakshmi

Padmini (पद्मिनी) is formed from padma, "lotus". Monier-Williams gives padminī as the whole lotus plant, a mass of lotuses or a lotus pond, and a lotus stalk; it also names a female elephant and, in the old treatises on love, the finest of the four types of women. Name lists today keep it simple as "lotus", and some link it to Lakshmi. The best-known Padmini is Rani Padmini of Chittor, heroine of Malik Muhammad Jayasi's poem Padmavat (1540); historians doubt that she existed, but her story is retold across Rajasthan.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 585 · entry padminī · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, padminī, p. 585 · Wikipedia, Rani Padmini

Famous namesakes

• Rani Padmini of Chittor, heroine of Jayasi's Padmavat (1540)

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First sound प

Uttara Phalguni nakshatra, pada 3 · Kanya rashi

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

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