The story behind Maithilīśaraṇ
Sanskritic bahuvrīhi compound of मैथिली (maithilī) + शरण (śaraṇ), literally “having Maithilī as refuge”.
Pronunciation
Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /mɛː.t̪ʰɪ.liː.ʃə.ɾəɳ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [mɛː.t̪ʰɪ.liː.ʃɐ.ɾɐ̃ɳ]
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Names Similar to Maithilīśaraṇ
Maksimilijan
a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Maximus
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 5 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Purificacion
Borrowed from Spanish Purificación, after the epithet of the Virgin Mary, María (de la) Purificación).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 5 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Madan
Inherited from Sanskrit मदन (madana).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same starting sound
- same ending sound
Manan
Borrowed from Sanskrit मनन (manana).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same starting sound
- same ending sound
Mithun
Borrowed from Sanskrit मिथुन (mithuna). Borrowed from Sanskrit मिथुन (mithuna).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same starting sound
- same ending sound
Mohan
Transliteration of Hindi मोहन (mohan), etc. Borrowed from Sanskrit मोहन (mohana).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same starting sound
- same ending sound
Middle Names for Maithilīśaraṇ
Abhimanyu
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिमन्यु (abhimanyu).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ajātśatru
Borrowed from Sanskrit अजातशत्रु (ajātaśatru).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Annapūrṇā
Borrowed from Sanskrit अन्नपूर्णा (annapūrṇā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Maithilīśaraṇ
Candraprabhā
From चंद्र (candra) + प्रभा (prabhā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Candraśekhar
Borrowed from Sanskrit चन्द्रशेखर (candraśekhara).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Śraddhāñjli
Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रद्धांजलि (śraddhāṃjali). By surface analysis, श्रद्धा (śraddhā) + अंजलि (añjli).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length