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Harshad
हर्षदSay it HUR-shud
- Meaning today
- Giver of joy, one who brings happiness
- In the dictionaries
- No dictionary meaning confirmed for the name itself
- Say it
- HUR-shud
- Written
- हर्षद
Harshad
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Harshad meaning
Harshad (हर्षद) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Meaning today
Giver of joy, one who brings happiness
In the dictionaries
We haven't confirmed a dictionary meaning for the name itself. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Harshad (हर्षद) is read on name lists as "giver of joy". The parts are regular Sanskrit: harṣa means joy, pleasure and happiness, and -da, at the end of a compound, means giving, granting or producing, as in anna-da, "giving food". Monier-Williams does not list harṣa-da itself, so the meaning is built from its parts rather than found as a dictionary word, but the construction is a common one. The name is used in Maharashtra and Gujarat, and the girls' form is Harshada.
References: Monier-Williams, harṣa, p. 1292 · Monier-Williams, -da 'giving', p. 464
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First sound ह
Punarvasu nakshatra, pada 3 · Mithun rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is हा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.