Indian Names · Girl
Sharmishtha name meaning
“most fortunate”
- Letters
- 11
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- S
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
- Devanagari scriptशर्मिष्ठा
Sharmishtha is a female name from Sanskrit meaning 'most fortunate', also the wife of King Yayati in Hindu mythology.
What does Sharmishtha mean?
About the name Sharmishtha
Sharmishtha is a female name from Sanskrit (शर्मिष्ठा), derived from śarman 'happiness, shelter' with a superlative suffix, giving 'most fortunate'. In Hindu mythology she is the daughter of King Vrishparva and the wife of King Yayati. In Hindi the name is also used for the Cassiopeia constellation.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Shar-mish-tha |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with S |
| Devanagari script | शर्मिष्ठा |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: Sharmishtha · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: शर्मिष्ठा · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wisdom Library: Sharmishtha (Monier-Williams, Apte) · wisdomlib.org · meaning
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