Jamini as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jamini

What is the meaning of the name Jamini ?

The baby name Jamini is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced JAH-mee-nee (IPA: /ˈdʒɑːmɪni/).

Jamini is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Jamini stems from Sanskrit yāminī, a poetic word for “night,” connoting moonlit calm and nocturnal beauty. In Eastern Indo‑Aryan languages such as Bengali and Assamese, the initial y sound shifts to j, yielding the form Jamini (Bengali যামিনী). The meaning remains unchanged, so the name often symbolizes serenity, twilight, and the arts.

As a given name, it appears across India and the diaspora, primarily feminine in Sanskrit-derived usage but traditionally unisex in Bengal - borne by figures like the modernist painter Jamini Roy, which helped popularize it. Common variants include Yamini and the transliterated Yāminī; regional spellings Jaminee and Jaminie also occur. Related night-themed names are Nisha and Ratri. Nicknames such as Mini or Jami are sometimes used in casual settings. The name’s timeless imagery suits both classic and contemporary naming styles.

⚙ Jamini is an uncommon pick. There are only 62 recorded uses of it in our data, from 11 countries.