Ishani
Ishani is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, meaning Goddess Durga; ruler.
What Ishani means
Goddess Durga; ruler.
Ishani sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Ishani comes from
Sanskrit names draw on a devotional and literary tradition thousands of years old. Many are epithets of deities or qualities from classical texts, which is why their meanings tend to be abstract virtues rather than objects.
Ishani is recorded as Sanskrit in origin. Browse other Sanskrit names.
How popular is Ishani?
You will not find Ishani in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Ishani
We group Ishani under royalty and rule. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.
Themes: Royal
Names like Ishani
These share Ishani's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Parth — Prince; a great warrior.
- Reyaan — Door to heaven; little king.
- Vikram — Valour; a brave king.
- Charlotte — Free; petite and feminine.
- Eleanor — Shining light.
- Freya — Noble lady; Norse goddess of love.
- Aaliyah — Exalted; sublime.
- Aine — Radiance; queen of the fairies.
- Amira — Princess; leader.
- Augusta — Great and venerable.
- Candace — Queen mother; radiant.
- Catherine — Pure.