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Shashikant
शशिकान्तSay it SHUH-shee-kaant
- Meaning today
- Moonstone, beloved of the moon
- Original meaning
- "the moonstone; (neuter) the white lotus that opens at night" Monier-Williams, p. 1060
- Say it
- SHUH-shee-kaant
- Written
- शशिकान्त
- Other spellings
- Shashikanth, Sasikanth, Shashikanta
Shashikant
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Shashikant meaning
Shashikant (शशिकान्त) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
The moonstone; (neuter) the white lotus that opens at night
Also used to mean: beloved of the moon
Shashikant (शशिकान्त) joins Sanskrit śaśin, "moon", and kānta, "beloved, lovely". Monier-Williams gives śaśikānta as the moonstone, the same gem as candrakānta, and as a neuter noun the white lotus that opens at night, when the moon is up; the feminine form names a river. Name lists give Shashikant as "moonstone" or "beloved of the moon", both within the dictionary's range. The name is often shortened to Shashi in everyday use.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1060 · entry śaśi-kānta · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, śaśi-kānta, p. 1060
Spellings
Shashikant · Shashikanth · Sasikanth · Shashikanta