Shankar

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Shankar

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Borrowed from Sanskrit शंकर (śaṃkara) meaning one who gives happiness.

proper noun

A male given name from Sanskrit used commonly in India.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ravi, shiv, shiva, pankaj, vaishak, sudhakar, raghu, hari, satyanarayana, sanjay, shirshak, anurag, deepak, ranganath, ramachandra, arun

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"Shankar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shankar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Shankar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shankar

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"Shankar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shankar.

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@misc{shankar_2026,
  title = {Shankar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shankar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}