HinduGirlSanskrit
Shilpa: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“art; craft; skill”
شلپا
शिल्पा
What Shilpa means
Shilpa (شلپا, Sanskrit शिल्पा) is a Hindu girl’s name that means “art; craft; skill”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, śilpa.
Shilpa at a glance
- Meaning
- art; craft; skill
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- shil-pa
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 6
- First letter
- S · ش
Meaning of Shilpa
- In English
- art; craft; skill
- اردو میں معنی
- فن، ہنر، کاریگری
Origin and history of Shilpa
Sanskrit śilpa, 'art'.
Base wordSanskrit śilpa
How to say and write Shilpa
- Say it
- shil-pa2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Shilpa
- Urdu
- شلپا
- Original script
- शिल्पा
- Themes
- Knowledge
Sibling names for Shilpa
Hindu boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Shilpa.
- Shaunakشونکname of an ancient sageBoySanskrit
- Shlokشلوکverse; hymn; fameBoySanskrit
- Siddhantسدھانتestablished conclusion; doctrine; principleBoySanskrit
- Subodhسبودھgood understanding; easily understoodBoySanskrit
- Sudhirسدھیرvery steady; firm; wiseBoySanskrit
- Sumantسمنتfollowing good counsel; name of King Dasharatha's ministerBoySanskrit
- Sumedhسومیدھintelligent; wiseBoySanskrit
- Agastyaاگستیہname of a celebrated Vedic sageBoySanskrit
Names like Shilpa
- Aksharaاکشراimperishable; a syllable; a letterGirlSanskrit
- Bhartiبھارتیspeech; a name of SaraswatiGirlSanskrit
- Chetnaچیتناconsciousness; understandingGirlSanskrit
- Chinmayiچنمئیconsisting of pure thought; spiritualGirlSanskrit
- Darshanaدرشناseeing; sight; visionGirlSanskrit
- Drishtiدرشٹیsight; vision; insightGirlSanskrit
- Gargiگارگیa learned woman of the UpanishadsGirlSanskrit
- Jagritiجاگرتیwakefulness; awakeningGirlSanskrit
- Kalavatiکلاوتیskilled in the artsGirlSanskrit
- Kalpanaکلپناimagination; forming; creationGirlSanskrit
Names that sound like Shilpa
Questions about the name Shilpa
What does the name Shilpa mean?
Shilpa means “art; craft; skill”. In Urdu: فن، ہنر، کاریگری. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Shilpa a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Shilpa is a girl’s name.
Is Shilpa a Hindu name?
Yes. Shilpa is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit śilpa, 'art'.
How do you pronounce Shilpa?
Say it “shil-pa”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Shilpa in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Shilpa is written شلپا. In its original script: शिल्पा.
Is the meaning of Shilpa 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.