The baby name Hemanthi is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced heh-MAHN-thee (IPA: /heˈmɑːn.ti/).
The baby name Hemanthi is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced heh-MAHN-thee (IPA: /heˈmɑːn.ti/).
Hemanthi is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Hemanthi is a feminine given name found across South Asia, especially among Sinhala speakers in Sri Lanka and in Indian languages. It derives from Sanskrit hemanta/hemant, the name of the cool pre-winter season (roughly November–December). The meaning is “wintry,” “of the Hemanta season,” or “born in early winter,” an image linked in classical poetry to clarity, harvest, and tranquil skies. References to Hemanta appear in works such as Kālidāsa’s R̥tusaṃhāra, lending the name literary resonance.
As a personal name, Hemanthi rose to modern popularity in the mid-20th century and persists in Sri Lankan and Indian diasporic communities. Common variants include Hemanti (Hindi/Marathi/Bengali), Haimanti or Haimanthi (Bengali-influenced), and Hemantika (Sanskritized); related masculine forms are Hemant/Hemanth. Nicknames include Hema and Hemi, though Hema independently means “gold” in Sanskrit. The name pairs well with nature-evoking middle names.
Hemanthi is rarely chosen. In all, it turns up just 29 times, across 9 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #420 | 5 | 15,987 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #591 | 7 | 20,968 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
Hemanthi is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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