Entry № 4098 · Sanskrit origin

Harshini Harshini — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ har-SHEE-nee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Joyful (harsha bliss)"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "joyful (harsha bliss)".

Harshini is from the Sanskrit हर्षिणी (Harṣiṇī — joyful, full of bliss, delighting) — from Sanskrit harṣa (joy/bliss). Harshini is one of the Sanskrit feminine names — central to traditional Hindu heritage. BCE-2nd c.

Joyful (Sanskrit). BCE-2nd c.

The name in its native script.

हर्षिणी
Transliteration
Harṣiṇī
Pronunciation
/ hɑːrˈʃiː.ni /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Harshini stands.

Harshini does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Harshinis before her.

Real people

In fiction
Harshini / King Harsha
Hindu joy + Bharata's Natyashastra + Nine Rasas / Navarasa + King Harshavardhana 590-647 CE Emperor of Kannauj + author of Ratnavali + Priyadarsika + Nagananda.
Natyashastra + Harshacharita

Names connected to Harshini.

The number behind Harshini.

5

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Harshini reduce to 5, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.