Manmohini as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Manmohini

What is the meaning of the name Manmohini ?

The baby name Manmohini is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced man-mo-hee-nee (IPA: /mənmoːˈhiːni/).

Manmohini is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.

Manmohini is a Sanskrit-derived Indian feminine name meaning “she who enchants the mind.” Formed from man/manas “mind” + mohinī “enchantress” (from the root √muh, “to bewilder”), it is the feminine counterpart to Manmohan, an epithet of Krishna. The element Mohini also recalls the celebrated female avatar of Vishnu, lending the name devotional and aesthetic overtones of charm, grace, and irresistible allure.

In use across the Hindi–Urdu belt and Bengal since at least the late 19th century, Manmohini appears in family records, reform-era literature, and modern popular culture. Notable bearer: Manmohini Zutshi Sahgal (1909–2006), Indian freedom fighter. Variants and related forms include Mohini, Monmohini (Bengali), Man Mohini (spaced), and the masculine Manmohan; diminutive nicknames may be Mona or Mohi. Written as मनमोहिनी in Devanagari and মনমোহিনী in Bengali, it is pronounced mun-mo-hee-nee, conveying affectionate, devotional admiration.

⚙ Manmohini barely registers. Our whole dataset turns up only 3 recorded uses, across 2 countries.