Indian Names · Girl
Shanta name meaning
“calm, peaceful”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- S
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Devanagari scriptशांता
Shanta is a female name from Sanskrit meaning 'calm' or 'peaceful'.
What does Shanta mean?
About the name Shanta
Shanta comes from the Sanskrit word shanta (śānta), meaning calm or peaceful, and is its feminine form. In the Ramayana, Shanta is the daughter of King Dasharatha who marries the sage Rishyashringa.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Shan-ta |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with S |
| Devanagari script | शांता |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: शान्त · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: शांता · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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