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in the

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. 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 Randy is a given name, popular in the United States and Canada. It is primarily a masculine name. It was originally derived from the names Randall, Randolph, and Miranda, and may be a short form (hypocorism) of them. '' Randi'' is approximat ...

''. In turn, Randy was originally derived from the names '' Randall'', '' Randolf'', ''

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'', ''

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, Randi is a feminine name that emerged in the 1400s as a short form of

Ragnfrid Reginfrid (or Ragnfrid) (died 814) was a co-King of Denmark from 812, when Hemming I died, to 813, when he and his brothers were ousted by the sons of a previous king, Gudfred.Simon Coupland (1998), "From Poachers to Gamekeepers: Scandinavian Warl ...

(). The original meaning in

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is "God-lovable". Ragnfríðr was famously used about three different people in

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s from the Viking era. Later the variant Rangdid was common in the Middle Ages. Over 20 people with the name were mentioned in the

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. By the 1600s the variant Randi was a common feminine name in Norway.

Women known as Randi

Randi Altschul Randice-Lisa "Randi" Altschul (born 1960) is an American toy developer and inventor based in Cliffside Park, New Jersey. With little technical training or engineering knowledge, she developed toys and board games that saw great success. As a resul ...

(born 1960), American toy inventor *

Randi Anda Randi Anda (née Friestad; 29 December 1898, Egersund – 7 May 1999) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Rogaland during the terms 1954–57, 1958� ...

(1898–1999), Norwegian politician *

Randi Bakke Randi Nilsine Bakke (married name: Gjertsen; 29 October 1904, in Oslo – 21 May 1984, in Nesodden) was a Norwegian pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of tw ...

(1904–1984), Norwegian pair skater *

Randi Becker Randi L. Becker (born July 12, 1948) is an American politician of the Republican Party. She served as a member of the Washington Senate The Washington State Senate is the upper house of the Washington State Legislature. The body consists o ...

(born 1948), American politician from Washington *

Randi Bjørgen Randi Bjørgen (born 27 June 1947) is a Norwegian trade unionist. A biological engineer by profession, she led the Kommunale Funksjonærers Landsforbund from 1987 to 1996, and from 1996 to 2006 she led the Confederation of Vocational Unions Th ...

(born 1947), Norwegian trade unionist *

Randi Blehr Randi Marie Blehr (née Nilsen; 12 February 1851 – 13 June 1928) was a Norwegian feminist, liberal politician, suffragist, peace activist and women's rights activist. She was married to Prime Minister of Norway Otto Blehr, and was therefore ...

(1851–1928), Norwegian feminist *

Randi Brænne Randi Brænne (26 May 1911 – 1 June 2004) was a Norwegian actress. Biography Brænne was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. She was a daughter of Sigmund Brænne and Bodil Winge and was a sister of actress and writer Berit Brænne (191 ...

(1911–2004), Norwegian actress *

Randi Bratteli Randi Helene Bratteli (née Larssen; 17 September 1924 – 9 December 2002) was a Norwegian journalist. She was born in Hamar as the daughter of Olav Larssen and Aslaug Sigrid Larssen (née Rustad). She married Trygve Bratteli, who served as the P ...

(1924–2002), Norwegian journalist *

Randi Elisabeth Dyrdal Randi Elisabeth Dyrdal is a Norwegian handball player. She played 35 matches for the Norway women's national handball team between 1974 and 1977. She participated in the 1975 World Women's Handball Championship The 1975 World Women's Handball ...

( 1974–1977), Norwegian handballer *

Randi Hutter Epstein Randi Hutter Epstein is a medical writer, author and journalist, has written for publications such as ''New York Times'', and ''The Washington Post''. She is also a lecturer at Yale University, a writer-in-residence at the Yale School of Medicin ...

, American medical writer *

Randi Flesland Randi Runa Svenkerud Flesland (born 17 November 1955 in Oslo) is a Norwegian civil servant. Flesland was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, with education in economics, with addition of psychology and pedagogy in the universities of Oslo and ...

(born 1955), Norwegian civil servant *

Randi Gaustad Randi Gaustad (born 29 January 1942) is a Norwegian curator and art historian. She was born in Oslo and took the mag.art. degree in 1973. She was a research assistant at the University of Oslo The University of Oslo (; ) is a public univer ...

(born 1942), Norwegian curator and art historian *

Randi Gustad Randi Heggemsnes Gustad (born 2 May 1977) is a Norwegian lawyer, sports executive, and former team handball player. She played for the club Nordstrand IF and for the Norwegian national team. Her acievements include winning national titles with ...

(born 1977), Norwegian handball player *

Randi Hansen Randi Hansen (born 24 November 1958, in Tromsø) is a Norwegian pop singer who formerly lived in Harstad, where she had a background as a music teacher at Heggen videregående skole. She was most active in the 1980s, and is best known for the son ...

(born 1958), Norwegian singer *

Randi Heide Steen Randi Heide Steen (15 December 1909 – 12 November 1990) was a Norwegian soprano singer. Biography Steen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. Her parents, Harald Steen (1886–1941) and Signe Heide Steen (1881–1959), were both acto ...

(1909–1990), Norwegian singer *

Randi Helseth Randi Helseth (February 9, 1905 – September 24, 1991) was a Norwegian singer. Helseth was born in Oslo. She made her debut in 1934 as a concert singer, and in 1938 as an opera singer. Helseth was associated with the National Theatre in Oslo, ...

(1905–1991), Norwegian singer * Randi Hultin (1926–2000), Norwegian jazz critic *

Randi Karlstrøm Randi Karlstrøm (born 25 June 1960 in Tinn Municipality) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Finnmark in 1997, but was not re-elected in 2001. Karlstrøm was a member o ...

(born 1960), Norwegian politician * Randi Kaye (born 1967), American journalist * Randi Laubek (born 1973), Danish singer and songwriter * Randi Leinan (born 1968), Norwegian footballer (soccer player) * Randi Levine, American author, arts advocate, and diplomat * Randi Lunnan (born 1963), Norwegian organizational theorist and professor * Randi Martinsen, American geologist *

Randi Michelsen Randi Michelsen (20 February 1903 – 12 August 1981) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 35 films between 1927 and 1974. She was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and died in Denmark. Selected filmography * ''Københavnere'' (1933) * ''T ...

(1903–1981), Danish actress * Randi Miller (born 1983), American wrestler * Randi Monsen (1910–1997), Norwegian illustrator *

Randi Lindtner Næss Randi Lindtner Næss (11 May 1905 – 20 May 2009) was a Norwegian actress and singer. Biography She was the daughter of Ragnvald Andreas Lindtner (1879–1966) and Thea Johanne Olsen (1884–1973). She was a sister of actor Lothar Lindtner ( ...

(1905–2009), Norwegian actress and singer *

Randi Oakes Randi Oakes is an American actress and fashion model. Active in the 1970s and early 1980s, she is probably best known for her role as Officer Bonnie Clark on the television series ''CHiPs'', a role she played from 1979 to 1982. After marrying act ...

(born 1951), American actress and fashion model *

Randi Øverland Randi Øverland (born 22 April 1952) is a Norwegian politician in the Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party. She was twice State Secretary#Norway, State Secretary in the Norwegian Ministry of Church Affairs, Education and Research, Ministry of Chu ...

(born 1952), Norwegian politician * Randi Rahm, American fashion designer *

Randi Rhodes Randi Joyce Robertson (née Bueten; born January 28, 1958), better known by her Stage name#Reasons for use, air name Randi Rhodes, is an American progressivism, progressive political commentator, activist and talk radio host. ''The Randi Rhode ...

(born 1959), American radio personality *

Randi Mayem Singer Randi Mayem Singer is an American screenwriter, producer and showrunner best known for writing the screenplay to the 20th Century Fox blockbuster comedy '' Mrs. Doubtfire'' starring Robin Williams and Sally Field. Professional career Randi May ...

, American writer and producer * Randi Solem (1775–1859), Norwegian religious organiser * Randi Malkin Steinberger (born 1960), American photographer, filmmaker, author, and curator *

Randi Thorvaldsen Randi Thorvaldsen (4 March 1925, in Øvre Eiker – 10 February 2011) was a Norwegian speedskater, silver medalist from the allround World Championship, and a previous World Record holder in 1,500 metres. She was the dominating female speedskate ...

(1925–2011), Norwegian speedskater *

Randi Vestergaard Evaldsen Randi Vestergaard Evaldsen (born 13 April 1984) is a Greenlandic politician, and a member of the Inatsisartut The Inatsisartut (, ; ), also known as the Parliament of Greenland in English, is the unicameral parliament (legislative branch) of ...

(born 1984), Greenlandic politician * Wang Randi (born 1991), Chinese swimmer * Randi Wardum (born 1986), Faroese football goalkeeper and handballer *

Randi Weingarten Rhonda "Randi" Weingarten (born December 18, 1957)''Who's Who in America'', 2007. is an American labor leader, attorney, and educator. She has been president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) since 2008, and is a member of the AFL-CIO ...

(born 1957), American trade union leader *

Randi Zuckerberg Randi Jayne Zuckerberg (born February 28, 1982) is an American businesswoman. She is the former director of market development and spokesperson for Facebook, and a sister of the company's co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Prior to working at F ...

(born 1982), American businesswoman

Men known as Randi

Randi Goteni Randi Goteni (born 5 July 1995) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for R.E. Virton and the Congo national team. Club career In the summer of 2017, Goteni joined Championnat National side Béziers on loan from Troy ...

(born 1995), Congolese professional footballer * Randi Patterson (born 1985), American footballer * Randi J. Rost (born 1960), 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 ''Secret of Mana'', originally released in Japan as is a 1993 action role-playing game developed and published by Square for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the sequel to the 1991 game ''Seiken Densetsu'', released in North Ameri ...

Women known as Randi

Men known as Randi

Fictional characters

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