Randi

Randi is both a given name, and a nickname in the English language, popular in North America and Norway. It is primarily a feminine name, although there is recorded usage of the name by men. It may have originated as a pet form of Miranda or as a feminine form of Randy. In turn, Randy was originally derived from the names Randall, Randolf, Randolph, Bertrand and Andrew.

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• Women known as Randi
• Men known as Randi
• Fictional characters
• References

In Norway, Randi is a feminine name that emerged in the 1400s as a short form of Ragnfrid (Old Norse: Ragnfríðr). The original meaning in Old Norse is "God-loving". Ragnfríðr was famously used about three different people in runic inscriptions from the Viking era. Later the variant Rangdid was common in the Middle Ages. Over 20 different people with the name was mentioned in the Regesta Norvegica. By the 1600s the variant Randi was a common feminine name in Norway.

Randi is also a badword or word used to abuse prostitutes in India.