The story behind Śantanu
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शंतनु (śáṃtanu).
Pronunciation
Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /ʃən.t̪ə.nuː/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [ʃɐ̃n̪.t̪ɐ.nuː]
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Names Similar to Śantanu
Sudhāñśu
Borrowed from Sanskrit सुधांशु (sudhāṃśu).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- same syllable count
- similar length
Divyāñśu
From दिव्य (divya, “divine, celestial”) + अंशु (añśu, “ray, beam”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- same syllable count
- similar length
Himāñśu
Borrowed from Sanskrit हिमांशु (himāṃśu).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ikṣvāku
Borrowed from Sanskrit इक्ष्वाकु (ikṣvāku).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- same syllable count
- similar length
Shinobu
Borrowed from Japanese しのぶ (Shinobu).
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sabhyatā
Borrowed from Sanskrit सभ्यता (sabhyatā). By surface analysis, सभ्य (sabhya, “polite, civilized”) + -ता (-tā, “state of”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Śantanu
Aarti
Borrowed from Sanskrit आरती (āratī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ābhā
Borrowed from Sanskrit आभा (ābhā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhay
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya), equivalent to अ- (a-) + भय (bhay).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Śantanu
Aarti
Borrowed from Sanskrit आरती (āratī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abhay
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya), equivalent to अ- (a-) + भय (bhay).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abhijit
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिजित् (abhijit).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length