Girl · Sanskrit (Kannada and Telugu usage) · Hindu
Sahana
सहनाSay it SUH-huh-naa
- Meaning today
- Patience, endurance
- Original meaning
- "patient, enduring; patient endurance, forbearance" Monier-Williams, p. 1193
- Say it
- SUH-huh-naa
- Written
- सहना
- Other spellings
- Sahanaa
Sahana
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Sahana meaning
Sahana (सहना) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin (Kannada and Telugu usage).
Patient, enduring; patient endurance, forbearance
Also used to mean: patience
Sahana (सहना) comes from Sanskrit sahana, built on the verb sah, "to bear, to endure, to withstand". Monier-Williams gives the adjective as "patient, enduring" and the noun as "patient endurance, forbearance"; the old etymological work Nirukta also uses it for "powerful, strong". Name lists explain Sahana as "patience" or "endurance", which matches the dictionary. Sahana is also the name of a raga in Carnatic music, and the name is used in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. It is easy to say in most Indian languages and in English.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1193 · entry sahana · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, sahana, p. 1193
Fits your syllable
First sound स
Shatabhisha nakshatra, pada 2 · Kumbh rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is सा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Sahana · Sahanaa