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Subhankar
शुभंकरSay it SHU-bhon-kor in Bengali; shubh-UN-kar in Hindi
- Meaning
- Causing welfare, auspicious, fortunate Monier-Williams, p. 1083
- Say it
- SHU-bhon-kor in Bengali; shubh-UN-kar in Hindi
- Written
- शुभंकर
- Other spellings
- Shubhankar, Shubhamkar, Subhankor
Subhankar
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Subhankar meaning
Subhankar (शुभंकर) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin (Bengali usage).
Causing welfare, auspicious, fortunate
Subhankar (শুভঙ্কর) is the Bengali spelling of Sanskrit śubhaṃkara, "one who makes good". It is formed from śubha, which Monier-Williams glosses as bright, beautiful, good and auspicious, and -kara, "making" or "doing". The dictionary defines the compound as causing welfare, auspicious and fortunate, and records it as the name of a poet and other writers. Its feminine, Śubhaṃkarī, is a name of the goddess Pārvatī. Outside Bengal the same name is usually written Shubhankar.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1083 · entry śubhaṃkara · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, śubhaṃkara, p. 1083 · Monier-Williams, śubha-kara and śubha, p. 1083
Spellings
Subhankar · Shubhankar · Shubhamkar · Subhankor