HinduGirlSanskrit
Shreya: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“better; most excellent; auspicious”
شریا
श्रेया
What Shreya means
Shreya (شریا, Sanskrit श्रेया) is a Hindu girl’s name that means “better; most excellent; auspicious”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, śreyas.
Shreya at a glance
- Meaning
- better; most excellent; auspicious
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- shray-ya
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 6
- First letter
- S · ش
Meaning of Shreya
- In English
- better; most excellent; auspicious
- اردو میں معنی
- بہتر، بہترین، مبارک
Origin and history of Shreya
Sanskrit śreyas, 'better'.
Base wordSanskrit śreyas
How to say and write Shreya
- Say it
- shray-ya2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Shreya
- Urdu
- شریا
- Original script
- श्रेया
- Other spellings
- Sreya · Shriya
- Themes
- Virtue
Sibling names for Shreya
Hindu boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Shreya.
- Sankalpسنکلپresolve; intention; willBoySanskrit
- Santoshسنتوشcontentment; satisfactionBoySanskrit
- Saralسرلstraight; honest; simpleBoySanskrit
- Sarthakسارتھکmeaningful; significant; usefulBoySanskrit
- Satyajitستیہ جیتconqueror through truthBoySanskrit
- Satyamستیمtruth; realityBoySanskrit
- Satyendraستیندرlord of truthBoySanskrit
- Shauryaشوریہheroism; valour; mightBoySanskrit
Names from the same root as Shreya
Sanskrit śreyas
Names like Shreya
- Amalaاملاspotless; pure; a name of LakshmiGirlSanskrit
- Anaghaانگھاsinless; faultless; pureGirlSanskrit
- Anasuyaانسویاfree from envy; the wife of the sage AtriGirlSanskrit
- Arundhatiارندھتیthe faithful wife of the sage VasishthaGirlSanskrit
- Bhavyaبھویاexcellent; auspicious; splendidGirlSanskrit
- Dhritiدھرتیfirmness; constancy; resolveGirlSanskrit
- Gunavatiگنوتیvirtuous; possessing good qualitiesGirlSanskrit
- Kalyaniکلیانیauspicious; beautiful; blessedGirlSanskrit
- Kshamaکشماforgiveness; patience; the earthGirlSanskrit
Names that sound like Shreya
Questions about the name Shreya
What does the name Shreya mean?
Shreya means “better; most excellent; auspicious”. In Urdu: بہتر، بہترین، مبارک. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Shreya a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Shreya is a girl’s name.
Is Shreya a Hindu name?
Yes. Shreya is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit śreyas, 'better'.
How do you pronounce Shreya?
Say it “shray-ya”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Shreya in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Shreya is written شریا. In its original script: श्रेया.
What are other spellings of Shreya?
Shreya is also spelled Sreya, Shriya.
Is the meaning of Shreya 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.