The story behind Shankar
From Sanskrit शंकर (śaṃkara) meaning one who gives happiness.
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): SH AE1 NG K AA0 R
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Shankar ranked #11914 in US for 2018.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Shankar
Samar
Borrowed from Sanskrit समर (samara). Borrowed from Sanskrit समर (samara).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sameer
Transliteration of Hindi समीर (samīr). Transliteration of Arabic سَمِير (samīr).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Samīr
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit समीर (samīra).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Śaṅkar
Borrowed from Sanskrit शंकर (śaṃkara).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Śekhar
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शिखर (śikhara, “crown, crest”) or Sanskrit शेखर (śekhara).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Śikhar
Borrowed from Sanskrit शिखर (śikhara).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Shankar
Abhijñān
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna, “recognition”). By surface analysis, अभि- (abhi-) + ज्ञान (jñān).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhilāṣā
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिलाषा (abhilāṣā), analyzed as अभि- (abhi-) + लाषा (lāṣā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhimanyu
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिमन्यु (abhimanyu).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Shankar
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