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Sayantani
सायंतनीSay it SHAA-yon-to-nee
- Meaning today
- Evening, dusk
- Original meaning
- "relating to evening, vespertine (feminine form)" Monier-Williams, p. 1207
- Say it
- SHAA-yon-to-nee
- Written
- सायंतनी
- Other spellings
- Shayantani, Sayontoni
- First sound
- सा · Kumbh rashi
Sayantani
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Sayantani meaning
Sayantani (सायंतनी) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin (Bengali usage). By its first sound, सा, it is a Kumbh rashi name (Shatabhisha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Relating to evening, vespertine (feminine form)
Also used to mean: dusk
Sayantani (सायंतनी) is the feminine form of Sanskrit sāyantana, "belonging to the evening". Monier-Williams lists the adjective with its feminine sāyantanī and glosses it as "relating to evening, vespertine"; it comes from sāyam, "in the evening". Name lists give Sayantani as "evening" or "dusk", in line with the dictionary. It is a distinctively Bengali name, the counterpart of the boys' name Sayantan, and suggests the quiet hour when lamps are lit. The television actress Sayantani Ghosh is a well-known bearer.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1207 · entry sāyantana · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, sāyantana, p. 1207 · Wikipedia, Sayantani Ghosh
Famous namesakes
- Sayantani Ghosh, Indian television actress
Fits your syllable
First sound सा
Shatabhisha nakshatra, pada 2 · Kumbh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Sayantani · Shayantani · Sayontoni