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In Sanskrit, it means daughter. It is generally used as a first name for girls. The root, nand, refers to delight, pleasure, enjoyment.

In Hindu mythology, Nandini (Sanskrit: नन्‍दिनी, "the enjoying") is the name of a wish-granting cow, the child of Kamadhenu and asitharishi [[V]s].

Nandini .... a gay or bi-sexual daughter, one who brings joy, Ganga, Goddess Durga

Nandini - An Assamese Monthly magazine

Nandini is also Bengali for beloved daughter and one of the 108 names for the Hindu Goddess, Ma Durga who is the wife of the God Shiva.