HinduBoySanskrit
Harsh: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“joy; delight; happiness”
ہرش
हर्ष
What Harsh means
Harsh (ہرش, Sanskrit हर्ष) is a Hindu boy’s name that means “joy; delight; happiness”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, harṣa.
Harsh at a glance
- Meaning
- joy; delight; happiness
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- harsh
- Syllables
- 1
- Letters
- 5
- First letter
- H · ہ
Meaning of Harsh
- In English
- joy; delight; happiness
- اردو میں معنی
- خوشی، مسرت، شادمانی
Origin and history of Harsh
Sanskrit harṣa, joy, delight, happiness.
Base wordSanskrit harṣa
How to say and write Harsh
- Say it
- harsh1 syllable · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Harsh
- Urdu
- ہرش
- Original script
- हर्ष
- Other spellings
- Harsha
- Themes
- Joy
Sibling names for Harsh
Hindu girl names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Harsh.
- Harshitaہرشتاdelighted; joyfulGirlSanskrit
- Hasiniہاسنیsmiling; laughingGirlSanskrit
- Aarohiآروہیascending; the rising scale in musicGirlSanskrit
- Anandiآنندیjoyful; blissfulGirlSanskrit
- Ananditaآنندتاdelighted; made happyGirlSanskrit
- Ashaآشاhope; wish; expectationGirlSanskrit
- Bhagyashreeبھاگیہ شریfortune and grace; blessed with good fortuneGirlSanskrit
- Chanchalچنچلlively; playful; restlessGirlSanskrit
Names like Harsh
- Abhiramابھیرامpleasing; delightful; beautifulBoySanskrit
- Anandآنندhappiness; joy; blissBoySanskrit
- Ashokاشوکwithout sorrow; the ashoka treeBoySanskrit
- Devanandدیوانندjoy of the godsBoySanskrit
- Harshitہرشتdelighted; joyfulBoySanskrit
- Jethanandجیٹھانندjoy of the eldestBoySanskrit
- Kalyanکلیانbeautiful; auspicious; welfareBoySanskrit
- Mangalمنگلauspiciousness; welfare; happinessBoySanskrit
- Mangalمنگلauspicious; joy; well-beingBoySanskrit
- MurliمرلیfluteBoySanskrit
Names that sound like Harsh
Questions about the name Harsh
What does the name Harsh mean?
Harsh means “joy; delight; happiness”. In Urdu: خوشی، مسرت، شادمانی. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Harsh a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Harsh is a boy’s name.
Is Harsh a Hindu name?
Yes. Harsh is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit harṣa, joy, delight, happiness.
How do you pronounce Harsh?
Say it “harsh”: 1 syllable.
How do you write Harsh in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Harsh is written ہرش. In its original script: हर्ष.
What are other spellings of Harsh?
Harsh is also spelled Harsha.
Is the meaning of Harsh verified?
Classical source identified (draft). Our editors matched the name to an entry in the classical dictionary cited below. No named reviewer has checked it against the printed page yet. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.