Girl · Modern · Hindu
Shanaya
शनायाSay it sha-NAA-yaa
- Meaning today
- First ray of the sun, eminent
- In the dictionaries
- Not in the classical dictionaries; most likely a modern name
- Say it
- sha-NAA-yaa
- Written
- शनाया
- Other spellings
- Shanaaya, Shanayaa
Shanaya
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Shanaya meaning
Shanaya (शनाया) is a Hindu girl's name.
Meaning today
First ray of the sun, eminent
In the dictionaries
The name isn't in the classical dictionaries we use, so it is most likely a modern name. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Shanaya (शनाया) is a modern Indian girls' name. Name lists usually give it as "first ray of the sun", and some as "eminent" or "distinguished". We could not find shanaya, or a Sanskrit word close enough to explain it, in Monier-Williams' dictionary, so neither meaning can be traced to a dictionary source. They are best seen as meanings that have grown up around a newly coined name. A few lists connect the name with Shani, the planet Saturn, or with Saturday, but that link is not documented either. Spellings vary, and Shanaaya is also seen.
Popularity abroad
- #997 England and Wales, girls 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Spellings
Shanaya · Shanaaya · Shanayaa