The story behind Sneh
Transliteration of Hindi स्नेह (sneh), in turn borrowed from Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha).
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Hindi entry
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha).
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): S N EH1
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /sneːɦ/
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [sneːʱ]
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
Sneh ranked #13760 in US for 2020.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Sneh
Śubh
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शुभ (śubha).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends H
- same syllable count
- similar length
Seth
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σήθ (Sḗth), from Biblical Hebrew שֵׁת (Šet, literally “chosen one, appointed, placed”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends H
- same syllable count
- similar length
Pārth
Borrowed from Sanskrit पार्थ (pārtha).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends H
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ŕṣabh
Borrowed from Sanskrit ऋषभ (ṛṣabha).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends H
- same syllable count
- similar length
Shri
From Sanskrit श्री (śrī), possibly through a modern Indian language. Compare Bengali শ্রী (sri), Gujarati શ્રી (śrī), Tamil ஶ்ரீ (śrī), Hindi, Nepali, and Marathi श्री (śrī),…
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sadhbh
From Middle Irish Sadb, from Old Irish Sadb, from Proto-Celtic *swadwā, feminine derivative of *swādus (“sweet”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends H
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Sneh
Ida
Short form of obsolete names beginning with Germanic īd "work", used for both sexes in medieval England. It was revived in the 19th century, partly mistaken for a Greek name,…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ila
Borrowed from Sanskrit इला (ilā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Uma
Sense 1 is from Sanskrit उमा (umā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Sneh
Ajay
Transliteration of Hindi अजय (ajay), etc. Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अजय (ajaya, “victorious; undefeatable”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Amit
Transliteration of Hindi अमित (amit), Marathi अमित (amit), Gujarati અમિત (amit), Bengali অমিত (omito), etc. Transliteration of Hebrew עָמִית ('amít). Borrowed from Sanskrit…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Anil
Borrowed from Hindi अनिल (anil), Marathi अनिल (anil), Kannada ಅನಿಲ್ (anil), Tamil அனில் (aṉil), Malayalam അനിൽ (anil), Bengali অনিল (onil), Nepali अनिल (anil), Urdu اَنِیل…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection