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Himani

/hih-MAH-nee/ FeminineSanskrit

Meaning

Himani is a feminine name of Sanskrit origin meaning “mass of snow, glacier”.

Himani derives from hima, the Sanskrit word for snow that also opens Himalaya, the abode of snow, and is traditionally counted among the names of the goddess Parvati, daughter of the mountain. It is a graceful, recognizably Indian choice with an unmistakably wintry core.

In regular use across India.

At a glance

Origin
Sanskrit
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/hih-MAH-nee/
Themes
Snow

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Questions

  • Himani is a feminine name of Sanskrit origin meaning “mass of snow, glacier”. Himani derives from hima, the Sanskrit word for snow that also opens Himalaya, the abode of snow, and is traditionally counted among the names of the goddess Parvati, daughter of the mountain.

  • Himani is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. In regular use across India.

  • The name Himani comes from Sanskrit. Himani derives from hima, the Sanskrit word for snow that also opens Himalaya, the abode of snow, and is traditionally counted among the names of the goddess Parvati, daughter of the mountain. It is a graceful, recognizably Indian choice with an unmistakably wintry core.

  • Himani is pronounced hih-MAH-nee.

More names that mean snow

Names that share this meaning.

  1. Edur MasculineBasque“snow”
  2. Edurne FeminineBasque“snow”
  3. Eira FeminineWelsh“snow”
  4. Eirwen FeminineWelsh“white as snow”
  5. Fannar MasculineIcelandic“snowdrift”
  6. Frost MasculineEnglish“frozen dew”