Rohini

In the epics

Rohini appears in the Rāmāyaṇa as a celestial wife of the moon: Best among stellar bodies and best among those who possess all qualities.

Source: Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0). Many characters share a name across the epics — this is one notable figure who bore it, not a claim about the name's only meaning.

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: Vrishabh
• Nakshatra: Rohini
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Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Red cow, the moon, a star”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Dhruv — Pole star, constant
• Tara — Star, Goddess, protector
• Reva — River Narmada, star
• Druv — Immovable, pole star
• Anusha — Star, following, after dawn
• Swathi — Pure, clean, bright star Swati

More girls' names of Sanskrit-Marathi origin

• Gauri — Goddess Parvati, fair complexioned
• Shraddha — Faith, devotion, reverence
• Janhavi — Daughter of Jahnu, river Ganga
• Laxmi — Goddess of wealth and prosperity
• Swati — A star, pearl, independent
• Kavita — Poem, poetry, literary composition

Other names under Vrishabh rashi

• Vihaan — Dawn, beginning of new era
• Vamika — Goddess Parvati, another name for Durga
• Vivaan — Full of life, Sun
• Viaan — Full of life, energy
• Vedant — Ultimate knowledge, Vedas
• Veer — Brave, courageous

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Vrishabh names.

Where this comes from

Rohini has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. 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.