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.
In Norway, Randi is a feminine name that emerged in the 1400s as a short form of Ragnfrid. The original meaning in Old Norse is "God-lovable". 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 people with the name were mentioned in the Regesta Norvegica. By the 1600s the variant Randi was a common feminine name in Norway.
Women known as Randi
- Randi Altschul, American toy inventor
- Randi Anda, Norwegian politician
- Randi Bakke, Norwegian pair skater
- Randi Becker, American politician from Washington
- Randi Bjørgen, Norwegian trade unionist
- Randi Blehr, Norwegian feminist
- Randi Brænne, Norwegian actress
- Randi Bratteli, Norwegian journalist
- Randi Elisabeth Dyrdal, Norwegian handballer
- Randi Hutter Epstein, American medical writer
- Randi Flesland, Norwegian civil servant
- Randi Gaustad, Norwegian curator and art historian
- Randi Gustad, Norwegian handball player
- Randi Hansen, Norwegian singer
- Randi Heide Steen, Norwegian singer
- Randi Helseth, Norwegian singer
- Randi Hultin, Norwegian jazz critic
- Randi Karlstrøm, Norwegian politician
- Randi Kaye, American journalist
- Randi Laubek, Danish singer and songwriter
- Randi Leinan, Norwegian footballer
- Randi Levine, American author, arts advocate, and diplomat
- Randi Lunnan, Norwegian organizational theorist and professor
- Randi Martinsen, American geologist
- Randi Michelsen, Danish actress
- Randi Miller, American wrestler
- Randi Monsen, Norwegian illustrator
- Randi Lindtner Næss, Norwegian actress and singer
- Randi Oakes, American actress and fashion model
- Randi Øverland, Norwegian politician
- Randi Rahm, American fashion designer
- Randi Rhodes, American radio personality
- Randi Mayem Singer, American writer and producer
- Randi Solem, Norwegian religious organiser
- Randi Malkin Steinberger, American photographer, filmmaker, author, and curator
- Randi Thorvaldsen, Norwegian speedskater
- Randi Vestergaard Evaldsen, Greenlandic politician
- Wang Randi, Chinese swimmer
- Randi Wardum, Faroese football goalkeeper and handballer
- Randi Weingarten, American trade union leader
- Randi Zuckerberg, American businesswoman
Men known as Randi
- Randi Goteni, Congolese professional footballer
- Randi Patterson, American footballer
- Randi J. Rost, computer graphics professional and frequent contributor of graphics standards
Fictional characters
- Randi Fronczak, desk clerk in the medical drama ER
- Randi Hubbard, All My Children character
- Randi McFarland, character on the TV show Highlander
- Randi, the main protagonist of the video game ''Secret of Mana''