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Shankari
शंकरीSay it SHUN-kuh-ree
- Meaning today
- Goddess parvati, auspicious
- Original meaning
- "the wife of Śiva; feminine of śaṃkara, 'auspicious, beneficent'" Monier-Williams, p. 1055
- Say it
- SHUN-kuh-ree
- Written
- शंकरी
- Other spellings
- Sankari, Shankaree
Shankari
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Shankari meaning
Shankari (शंकरी) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
The wife of Śiva; feminine of śaṃkara, 'auspicious, beneficent'
Also used to mean: goddess parvati
Shankari (शंकरी) is the feminine of Sanskrit śaṃkara, which Monier-Williams glosses as causing prosperity, auspicious and beneficent, and which is also a name of Śiva. Śaṃkarī is listed as the wife of Śiva, that is, Pārvatī, and is also a name for the madder plant. Name lists give "Goddess Parvati" or "auspicious", both in line with the dictionary. The name is used throughout India, and Sankari is the spelling used in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Parvati.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1055 · entry śaṃkarī · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, śaṃkarī, p. 1055 · Monier-Williams, śaṃkara, p. 1054
Spellings
Shankari · Sankari · Shankaree