Girl · Hindi, from Sanskrit śakuna · Hindu
Shagun
शगुनSay it SHUH-gun
- Meaning today
- Auspicious, good omen
- Original meaning
- "an omen, especially a lucky omen; an auspicious gift of money" Monier-Williams, p. 1046
- Say it
- SHUH-gun
- Written
- शगुन
- Other spellings
- Shaguna, Sagun
Shagun
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Shagun meaning
Shagun (शगुन) is a Hindu girl's name of Hindi origin (from Sanskrit śakuna).
An omen, especially a lucky omen; an auspicious gift of money
Also used to mean: good omen
Shagun (शगुन) is the Hindi word for an omen, especially a good one, and for the token gift of money given at weddings and other happy occasions. Platts's 1884 dictionary records śagun as a prognostic, omen or augury and as a present of money, and traces it to Sanskrit śakuna. Monier-Williams gives śakuna first as a bird, especially one whose flight was read as an omen, and as a neuter noun "any auspicious object or lucky omen". Name lists give Shagun as "auspicious" or "good omen", which matches the word's sense. It is mostly a girls' name in North India.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1046 · entry śakuna · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, śakuna, p. 1046 · Platts, śagun, p. 732; sagun, p. 667
Spellings
Shagun · Shaguna · Sagun