Padmini
Padmini means Lotus pond, a lotus woman.
| Gender | girl |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Odia |
| Language | Odia |
| Starts with | P |
Classical Sanskrit origin
पद्मिनी (padminī): a multitude of lotuses or a lotus-pond.
Source: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), a public-domain scholarly reference — not every popular name today traces to a classical dictionary entry, so this section only appears where a verified match exists.
Traditional associations
In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule.
- Rashi: Kanya
- Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni
- More names starting with P
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Lotus pond, a lotus woman”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
More girls' names of Sanskrit-Odia origin
- Subhadra — Sister of Lord Jagannath and Balabhadra, auspicious
- Subhashree — Good fortune, beautiful blessing
- Madhusmita — Sweet smile, honeyed smile
- Bimala — Pure, spotless, Goddess Bimala of Puri temple
- Akanksha — Desire, aspiration
- Priyadarshini — Looking lovely, pleasant to behold
Other names under Kanya rashi
- Dhruv — Pole star, constant
- Parth — Arjuna, one who never misses the target
- Prisha — Beloved, darling
- Priyanka — Favourite, dear one, lovable
- Pihu — Sweet sound, chirping of birds
- Pooja — Prayer, worship, adoration
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Kanya names.
Where this comes from
Padmini's etymology is verified against Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.