The story behind Śreyā
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्रेया (śreyā), feminine variant of the male name श्रेय (śreya), from the adjective श्रेयस् (śreyas, “best, excellent”).
Pronunciation
Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /ʃɾeː.jɑː/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [ʃɾeː.jäː]
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Names Similar to Śreyā
Śriyā
Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रिया (śriyā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sŕjnā
From Sanskrit सृज् (sṛj) + ना (nā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Chāyā
Borrowed from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā́). Doublet of छाँव (chā̃v) and साया (sāyā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Daya
Borrowed from Sanskrit दया (dayā, “pity, mercy, compassion”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Dayā
Borrowed from Sanskrit दया (dayā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Diyā
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀻𑀯 (dīva), from Sanskrit दीप (dīpa). Cognate to Punjabi ਦੀਵਾ (dīvā), Nepali दियो (diyo), Gujarati દીવો (dīvo), Marathi दिवा (divā). Doublet…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Śreyā
Balbhadra
Borrowed from Sanskrit बलभद्र (balabhadra). By surface analysis, बल (bal) + भद्र (bhadra).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bali
Borrowed from Sanskrit बलि (bali).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Baljeet
From Punjabi ਬਲਜੀਤ (baljīt) or Hindi बलजीत (baljīt), a compound of बल (bal, “strength, power, might”) + जीत (jīt, “victory”), from Sanskrit बल॑ (bála) and जित (jitá).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Śreyā
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