Rukmini

In the epics

Rukmini appears in the Mahābhārata as a character: Krishna's wife; had payasam smeared on her by Durvasa.

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: Tula
• Nakshatra: Vishakha
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Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Wife of Krishna, golden adorned”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Rukmani — Adorned with gold, Krishna consort
• Alankrita — Decorated, adorned with jewels
• Nagabhushanam — Adorned with snakes, Shiva
• Fanibhushan — Lord Shiva adorned with serpents as ornaments
• Shivani — Goddess Parvati, wife of Shiva
• Ayisha — Alive, prosperous, wife of Prophet

More girls' names of Sanskrit origin

• Raha — Rest, happiness, freedom
• Saanvi — Goddess Lakshmi, one who follows
• Aradhya — Worthy of worship
• Diya — Lamp, divine light
• Vamika — Goddess Parvati, another name for Durga
• Aadya — First, Goddess Durga

Other names under Tula rashi

• Reyansh — Ray of light, part of God Vishnu
• Rohan — Ascending, growing
• Rudra — Lord Shiva, storm god
• Riya — Singer, graceful
• Ranveer — Hero of the battlefield
• Rhea — Flowing stream, mother goddess

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

Where this comes from

Rukmini 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.