Harini

  • Origin: Sanskrit हरिणी
  • Meaning: “doe; yellow; tawny; green”
  • Gender: feminine
  • Pron: HER-ee-nee

The name is from the Sanskrit हरिण (harina), which can refer to a doe as well as to a yellowish-greenish colour, such as tawny or green. It is used to refer to yellow jasmine as well as to an idol made of gold. Harini (doe) is also used to describe one of four classes of a type of woman, feminine and sweet like a doe. It is also an epithet for the goddess Lakshmi.

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Enéh, Enikő

  • Gender: Feminine
  • Origin: Hungarian
  • Meaning: “doe.”
  • (EH-nee-Keu) the latter O is akin to the eu in Fleur

Eniko is a popular Hungarian female name said to have been invented by Hungarian poet, Mihaly Vorosmaty basing the name from a much older Hungarian female name, Eneh, which comes from the Hungarian uno meaning “doe, or a young female deer.” In Hungarian folklore, Eneh is the mother of the legendary founders of the Hungarian peoples: Hunor and Magyar. Its designated name day is September 15th. The name is currently borne by Hungarian supermodel Eniko Mihalik (b.1987) pictured above. The name might make for a more exotic and frill free alternative to Annika.