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Roshni

“Light, illumination”

2 syllables · 6 letters

About the name Roshni

Roshni comes from Persian by way of Urdu and is the word for light you would use for a lit-up street rather than a sacred flame. That everyday quality makes it noticeably warmer than its Sanskrit equivalents.

Roshni is a girl name of Hindi origin, pronounced ROSH-nee. On the NameRarity scale it scores 82 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 1990s.

Associated with
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Name facts at a glance

Meaning
Light, illumination
Origin
Hindi
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
ROSH-nee
Syllables
2
Letters
6
US rank
Outside top 1000
Peak era
1990s
Rarity
82 / 100
Per million
~5.2
Starts with
R
Numerology
11 · The Visionary

How popular is Roshni?

Popularity18/100
Rarity82/100

Roshni currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 5.2 people per million carry it — about 1 in 192,308. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.

Famous people named Roshni

  • Roshni Nadar Malhotra
    Indian businesswoman and chairperson of HCL Technologies
  • Roshni Chopra
    Indian actress and television presenter

Spellings and variants of Roshni

RoshiniRushniRoshnee

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rih-PAAL

Lovely, pleasing to look upon

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Eshani

eh-SHAH-nee

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Girdhar

GIR-dhur

Bearer of the mountain, an epithet of Krishna who lifted Govardhan

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Khushi

KHOO-shee

Happiness, gladness

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Muskan

moos-KAAN

A smile

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Nandini

nun-DEE-nee

Delightful, bringer of joy; the wish-fulfilling cow of the sage Vasishtha

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Roshni — frequently asked questions

What does the name Roshni mean?

Roshni means "Light, illumination". It is a name of Hindi origin, most often given to a girl.

How do you pronounce Roshni?

Roshni is pronounced ROSH-nee, with 2 syllables.

How rare is the name Roshni?

Roshni scores 82 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 192,308 people carry it — about 5.2 per million.

What is the numerology number for Roshni?

Roshni carries the expression number 11, known as The Visionary. Its soul urge number is 6 and its personality number is 5.

What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Roshni?

The lucky number for Roshni is 11 (with 2, 20, 29 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Pearl Shimmer. The traditional lucky day is Monday and the associated gemstone is Moonstone.