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Name Nagini
Gender Feminine
Usage Literature, Mythology
Pronounced Pron. nah-GEE-nee, nah-JEE-nee
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Meaning & History
In mythology, the Nagas and Naginis are the respectively masculine and feminine serpent people of various Asian cultures. Descriptions of the Nagas vary from culture to culture; in some, they are depicted as giant black snakes, and in others they are said to bear the lower half of a serpent and the upper half of a human. In most traditions, the Nagas are evil beings. A popular bearer is Lord Voldemort's snake Nagini in the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling.