Nivedita is from the Sanskrit nivedita (निवेदिता — dedicated, offered, surrendered). A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit-heritage aesthetic. Sister Nivedita (Margaret Elizabeth Noble, 1867-1911) — iconic Irish-Hindu social activist and educator; widely considered one of the foundational figures of modern Indian women's education; the foundational Western disciple of Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902 — the iconic Indian Hindu monk who introduced Vedanta and Yoga to the West at the iconic 1893 World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago); the iconic Margaret Noble met Swami Vivekananda in London (1895) and was given the name Nivedita (the dedicated one) upon her formal initiation in Calcutta (March 25, 1898); founded the iconic Ramakrishna Sarada Mission for women's education in Calcutta (1898) — one of the foundational women's education institutions of modern India; foundational role in the iconic Indian independence movement; close associate of foundational Indian figures including Rabindranath Tagore and Aurobindo Ghose; the iconic Nivedita Setu (Nivedita Bridge) in Kolkata is named in her honor; her foundational works include Cradle Tales of Hinduism (1907) and The Web of Indian Life (1904); one of the most-celebrated Western converts to Hinduism in modern history. Nivedita Bhasin (born 1963) — first Indian woman pilot for a commercial international flight (Air India). Princess Nivedita — Hindu heritage naming.
Featured throughout Indian heritage and women's education.
Nivedita reduces to nine.