Hindu Names starting with "ष"

Filter Gender (27 Names)

षण्मुखShanmukh♂ BoyDeity name

छह मुख वाले — भगवान कार्तिकेय का विशेषण·"Six-faced one" — an epithet of Lord Kartikeya

षड्गुणShadgun♂ BoyDeity name

छह गुण — विष्णु के गुण·Six attributes — Vishnu's qualities

षण्मुखीShanmukhi♀ GirlDeity name

छह मुख वाली — देवी·Six-faced — Goddess

षड्शक्तिShadshakti♀ Girl

छह शक्तियाँ·Six powers

षट्कोणShatkona♂ BoyDeity name

षट्कोण — शिव और शक्ति का प्रतीक·Hexagram — symbol of Shiva and Shakti

षड्गुणीShadguni♀ Girl

छह गुणों वाली·One with six virtues

षट्कोणीShatkoni♀ Girl

षट्कोण — शक्ति प्रतीक·Hexagon — power symbol

षड्गुणेशShadgunes♂ Boy

छह गुणों के स्वामी·Lord of six attributes

षड्गुणाShadguna♀ Girl

छह गुण — सद्गुण·Six virtues — good qualities

षण्मुखेशShanmukhesh♂ BoyDeity name

षण्मुख के स्वामी — कार्तिकेय·Lord of six faces — Kartikeya

षडाननShadanan♂ BoyDeity name

छह मुखों वाले (कार्तिकेय)·Six-faced (Kartikeya)

षष्टीShashti♀ GirlDeity name

देवी दुर्गा का छठा रूप·Sixth form of Goddess Durga

षड्विकShadvik♂ Boy

छह दिशाओं का ज्ञान·Knowledge of six directions

षण्माथुरShanmathur♂ BoyDeity name

छह माताओं वाला (कार्तिकेय)·Having six mothers (Kartikeya)

षोडशीShodashi♀ GirlDeity name

सोलह वर्ष की लड़की, महाविद्या·Sixteen-year-old girl, Mahavidya

षटपदShatpad♂ Boy

मधुमक्खी, भौंरा·Bee, Bumblebee

षडक्षरShadakshar♂ Boy

छह अक्षरों वाला मंत्र·Six-lettered mantra

षडक्षरीShadakshari♀ GirlDeity name

देवी पार्वती·Goddess Parvati

षटकShatak♂ Boy

छह का समूह·Group of six

षट्चक्रShatchakra♂ Boy

छह चक्र·Six chakras

षड्जShadja♂ Boy

संगीत का पहला स्वर·First note of music

षष्ठीShashthi♀ Girl

छठा दिन·Sixth day

षडाननप्रियाShadananapriya♀ Girl

कार्तिकेय को प्रिय·Dear to Kartikeya

षटपानाShatpana♀ Girl

छह पत्ते·Six leaves

षट्कोनShatkon♂ Boy

छह कोणों वाला·Hexagon

षष्टिनाथShashtinath♂ Boy

साठ के स्वामी·Lord of sixty

षडभिज्ञShadabhigya♂ Boy

छह प्रकार का ज्ञान रखने वाला·Possessing six types of knowledge

These are traditional Hindu given names, prioritizing names and epithets of Hindu deities wherever a genuine one begins with this exact syllable. For some rare Sanskrit sounds, very few (or no) common names traditionally begin with them — that is noted honestly above rather than inventing names.

About Names Starting with “ष”

Why This Syllable?

“ष” is the traditional Namakshar (starting syllable) associated with the HastaNakshatra Pada, according to classical Vedic naming conventions. If your, or your child's, Moon falls in this exact Nakshatra Pada at birth, names beginning with this sound are traditionally considered harmonious with the birth chart for the Namkaran (naming ceremony).

About This List

The names below are genuine, commonly used Hindu given names — prioritizing names and epithets of Hindu deities wherever one genuinely begins with this sound — along with their meanings in Hindi and English. Use the gender filter above to narrow the list to names more commonly given to boys, girls, or unisex names.

Using This List

Treat this as a starting point rather than an exhaustive or mandatory list — for some rare Sanskrit sounds, only a handful of traditional names exist, and that is noted honestly rather than inventing entries. You are also free to consider names that begin with a similar-sounding syllable, or to weigh meaning and family preference alongside the Namakshar tradition.

Frequently Asked Questions about Names Starting with “ष”

This list includes genuine, traditionally used Hindu given names that begin with this exact syllable, giving priority to deity names and epithets where one authentically exists, rather than generating names artificially.