HinduGirlSanskrit
Shashi: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“the moon (marked with a hare)”
ششی
शशि
What Shashi means
Shashi (ششی, Sanskrit शशि) is a Hindu girl’s name that means “the moon (marked with a hare)”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, śaśin.
Shashi at a glance
- Meaning
- the moon (marked with a hare)
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- sha-shee
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 6
- First letter
- S · ش
Meaning of Shashi
- In English
- the moon (marked with a hare)
- اردو میں معنی
- چاند
Origin and history of Shashi
Sanskrit śaśin, 'the moon (marked with a hare)'.
Base wordSanskrit śaśin
How to say and write Shashi
- Say it
- sha-shee2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Shashi
- Urdu
- ششی
- Original script
- शशि
- Other spellings
- Sasi
- Themes
- Light
Sibling names for Shashi
Hindu boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Shashi.
- Sandeepسندیپkindling; lighting upBoySanskrit
- Shashankششانکthe moon (literally 'hare-marked')BoySanskrit
- Someshسومیشlord of the moonBoySanskrit
- Sudhakarسدھاکرmine of nectar; the moonBoySanskrit
- Sudhanshuسدھانشوthe moon (literally 'nectar-rayed')BoySanskrit
- Suryaسوریہthe sun; the sun godBoySanskrit
- Suryakantسوریہ کانتsun-beloved; the sunstone (crystal)BoySanskrit
- Adityaآدتیہson of Aditi; the sunBoySanskrit
Names like Shashi
- Aartiآرتیthe ceremony of waving lamps before a deityGirlSanskrit
- Abhaآبھاsplendour; light; lustreGirlSanskrit
- Arunaاروناreddish; dawn-red; the colour of dawnGirlSanskrit
- Arunimaارونیماredness; the glow of dawnGirlSanskrit
- Bhanumatiبھانومتیluminous; splendidGirlSanskrit
- ChandniچاندنیmoonlightGirlUrdu
- Chandrakalaچندرکلاa digit of the moonGirlSanskrit
- Chandralekhaچندرلیکھاthe crescent; a digit of the moonGirlSanskrit
- ChandrikaچندریکاmoonlightGirlSanskrit
- DaminiدامنیlightningGirlSanskrit
Names that sound like Shashi
Questions about the name Shashi
What does the name Shashi mean?
Shashi means “the moon (marked with a hare)”. In Urdu: چاند. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Shashi a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Shashi is a girl’s name.
Is Shashi a Hindu name?
Yes. Shashi is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit śaśin, 'the moon (marked with a hare)'.
How do you pronounce Shashi?
Say it “sha-shee”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Shashi in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Shashi is written ششی. In its original script: शशि.
What are other spellings of Shashi?
Shashi is also spelled Sasi.
Is the meaning of Shashi 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.