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Shashi

“The moon, marked with a hare”

2 syllables · 6 letters

About the name Shashi

Shashi comes from the hare that Indian tradition sees in the lunar markings where Europeans see a face, so the name literally means hare-marked. It is one of the few names where the two most famous bearers, a diplomat-politician and a novelist, are a man and a woman respectively.

Shashi is a unisex name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced SHUH-shee. On the NameRarity scale it scores 85 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 1970s.

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Name facts at a glance

Meaning
The moon, marked with a hare
Origin
Sanskrit
Gender
Unisex
Pronunciation
SHUH-shee
Syllables
2
Letters
6
US rank
Outside top 1000
Peak era
1970s
Rarity
85 / 100
Per million
~4
Starts with
S
Numerology
1 · The Pioneer

How popular is Shashi?

Popularity15/100
Rarity85/100

Shashi currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 4 people per million carry it — about 1 in 250,000. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.

Famous people named Shashi

  • Shashi Tharoor
    Indian author, member of parliament and former UN Under-Secretary-General
  • Shashi Deshpande
    Sahitya Akademi-winning English-language novelist

Spellings and variants of Shashi

SashiSasiShashee

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Shashi — frequently asked questions

What does the name Shashi mean?

Shashi means "The moon, marked with a hare". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a unisex.

How do you pronounce Shashi?

Shashi is pronounced SHUH-shee, with 2 syllables.

How rare is the name Shashi?

Shashi scores 85 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 250,000 people carry it — about 4 per million.

What is the numerology number for Shashi?

Shashi carries the expression number 1, known as The Pioneer. Its soul urge number is 1 and its personality number is 9.

What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Shashi?

The lucky number for Shashi is 1 (with 10, 19, 28 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Sunlit Gold. The traditional lucky day is Sunday and the associated gemstone is Ruby.