Indian Names · Boy
Shalya name meaning
“dart; arrow; thorn”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- S
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
Shalya is a boy's name from Sanskrit meaning 'dart' or 'arrow'.
What does Shalya mean?
About the name Shalya
Shalya is a Sanskrit boy's name identical to the word śalya, meaning a dart, lance, arrow or something painful such as a thorn. The name is best known as that of the king of Madra in the Mahabharata.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Shal-ya |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with S |
| Devanagari script | शल्य |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: शल्य · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
More Indian Names starting with S
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- Santhosh♂Contentment, joy
- Sachin♂Possibly from sat: existence, essence
- Sadayan♂He who has dreadlocks
- Safdar♂
- Sagara♂Sea, ocean
- Sahaj♂Natural
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