Shashi: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Shashi – Meaning: the moon (literally 'hare, ' an epithet based on hare-shaped markings seen on the moon) – Origin: Sanskrit – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: SHUH-shee


Shashi is a Sanskrit boy's name meaning “the moon (literally 'hare, ' an epithet based on hare-shaped markings seen on the moon)”. It appears in our list of 175+ Baby Names That Mean Moon — Dreamy, Luminous, and Deeply Rooted.

Meaning & Origin of Shashi

Meaning: The moon (literally 'hare, ' an epithet based on hare-shaped markings seen on the moon).

Origin: Sanskrit.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Shashi

Phonetic: SHUH-shee   IPA: /ˈʃʌʃi/

Popularity of Shashi

Shashi doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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