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Srilekha
श्रीलेखाSay it shree-LAY-khaa
- Meaning today
- Streak of lakshmi, beautiful writing
- Original meaning
- "line or streak of beauty: śrī, beauty, fortune, + lekhā, line" Monier-Williams, p. 901
- Say it
- shree-LAY-khaa
- Written
- श्रीलेखा
- Other spellings
- Shrilekha, Sreelekha
Srilekha
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Srilekha meaning
Srilekha (श्रीलेखा) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
Line or streak of beauty: śrī, beauty, fortune, + lekhā, line
Also used to mean: streak of lakshmi, beautiful writing
Srilekha (श्रीलेखा) joins śrī, "beauty, splendour, prosperity" and a name of Lakshmi, with lekhā. Monier-Williams gives lekhā as "a streak, line, stroke", "the faint streak of the young moon's crescent", and also "drawing" and "writing". Name lists explain Srilekha either as "streak of Lakshmi" or as "beautiful writing", both fair readings of the parts. The compound itself is not a dictionary entry. The name is used in Bengal, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, and Sreelekha is the Malayalam spelling.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 901 · entry lekhā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, śrī, p. 1098 · Monier-Williams, lekhā, p. 901
Spellings
Srilekha · Shrilekha · Sreelekha