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Ishank
ईशांकSay it ee-SHAANK
- Meaning today
- Part of Lord Shiva, Lord Shiva
- In the dictionaries
- No dictionary meaning confirmed for the name itself
- Say it
- ee-SHAANK
- Written
- ईशांक
- Other spellings
- Eshank, Ishaank
- First sound
- ई · Vrishabh rashi
Ishank
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Ishank meaning
Ishank (ईशांक) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, ई, it is a Vrishabh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Meaning today
Part of Lord Shiva, Lord Shiva
In the dictionaries
We haven't confirmed a dictionary meaning for the name itself. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Ishank (ईशांक) is a modern name that families link with Shiva. It begins with Sanskrit īśa, "lord, master", and sounds close to Īśāna, which Monier-Williams records as one of the older names of Shiva-Rudra and as the sun seen as a form of Shiva. Name lists give it as "part of Lord Shiva" or "ray of Lord Shiva". The second part of the name is not explained by any dictionary, so we show the root and its Shiva connection rather than a confirmed meaning. It sits alongside Ishaan and Ishant.
References: Monier-Williams, īśa, p. 171 · Monier-Williams, īśāna, p. 171
Fits your syllable
First sound ई
Krittika nakshatra, pada 2 · Vrishabh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Ishank · Eshank · Ishaank