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Shanti

/SHAHN-tee/ FeminineSanskrit

Meaning

Shanti is a feminine name of Sanskrit origin meaning “peace, tranquility”.

Shanti is the Sanskrit word for inner peace, chanted three times at the close of Hindu prayers and Vedic hymns, a tradition T. S. Eliot borrowed to end The Waste Land. As a girls' name it carries the calm of the mantra into daily life.

Widely used in India and Nepal; familiar worldwide through yoga culture.

At a glance

Origin
Sanskrit
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/SHAHN-tee/
Themes
Peace

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Questions

  • Shanti is a feminine name of Sanskrit origin meaning “peace, tranquility”. Shanti is the Sanskrit word for inner peace, chanted three times at the close of Hindu prayers and Vedic hymns, a tradition T.

  • Shanti is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Widely used in India and Nepal; familiar worldwide through yoga culture.

  • The name Shanti comes from Sanskrit. Shanti is the Sanskrit word for inner peace, chanted three times at the close of Hindu prayers and Vedic hymns, a tradition T. S. Eliot borrowed to end The Waste Land. As a girls' name it carries the calm of the mantra into daily life.

  • Shanti is pronounced SHAHN-tee.

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Names that share this meaning.

  1. Aman MasculineArabic“peace, safety”
  2. Amani UnisexSwahili“peace”
  3. Axel MasculineScandinavian“father of peace”
  4. Frederick MasculineGermanic“peaceful ruler”
  5. Frieda FeminineGerman“peace”
  6. Irene FeminineGreek“peace”