Diti as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Diti

What is the meaning of the name Diti ?

The baby name Diti is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DEE-tee (IPA: /ˈdiːti/).

Diti is Hindu, Sanskrit in Origin.

From Sanskrit दिति (Diti), a theonym in Vedic and Purāṇic tradition. She is the consort of the sage Kaśyapa and mother of the Daityas; as Aditi’s sister, her name is understood as the marked opposite of Aditi (“unbounded”). Accordingly, Diti is often interpreted as “bounded,” “finite,” or “division,” with some scholars linking it to a root denoting cutting or constraining.

Used as a feminine given name in South Asia, especially modern India and the diaspora, it rose in visibility in the late 20th century alongside mythic revivals. Spellings and regional variants include Devanagari दिति, Latin‑script Diti/Deeti, and Bengali Dithi/Ditee; short forms Di/Dee occur in English. Not to be confused with Deepti (from dīpti, “splendour”). Related name: Aditi. Cross‑linguistic note: in Italian, diti means “fingers,” an unrelated plural form.