Indian Names · Boy
Shashi name meaning
“the moon”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- S
- Origin
- Sanskrit · Malayalam
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Devanagari scriptशशि
- Malayalam scriptശശി
Shashi is a male name from Sanskrit meaning 'the moon'.
What does Shashi mean?
About the name Shashi
Shashi comes from the Sanskrit shashi, meaning the moon, and is a poetic word for moon in Hindi. In Malayalam it is written ശശി and spelled Shashi or Sasi. It is given to boys.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Malayalam |
| Syllables | Sha-shi |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with S |
| Devanagari script | शशि |
|---|---|
| Malayalam script | ശശി |
Sources
- Wiktionary: शशि · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Shashi · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Names with a related meaning
More Indian Names starting with S
- Subramaniam♂Su (good) + brahman (devout worshipper)
- Saravanan♂A name of Murugan
- Suresh♂Ruler of the gods
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- Sivakumar♂Son of Shiva (Shiva: benign, auspicious
- Supramaniam♂Su (good) + brahman (devout worshipper)
- Santhosh♂Contentment, joy
- Sachin♂Possibly from sat: existence, essence
- Sadayan♂He who has dreadlocks
- Safdar♂
- Sagara♂Sea, ocean
- Sahaj♂Natural
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