Rohini

Revision History

Date	Editor	Name ID	Change Summary
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM	Mike C	rohini	added (from user-submitted name 28928)
6/3/2009, 5:12 PM	gracesingh

Gender Feminine

Usage Hinduism, Marathi

Scripts रोहिणी(Sanskrit, Marathi)

Meaning & History

Means "ascending" in Sanskrit, also the Sanskrit name for the star Aldebaran. This is a Hindu goddess, the favourite consort of the moon god Chandra. The name was also borne by a wife of Vasudeva and the mother of Balarama according to the Hindu epic the Mahabharata.