Srikanth

Classical Sanskrit origin

श्रीकण्ठ (śrīkaṇṭha): ‘beautiful-throated’, a partic. bird.

Source: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), a public-domain scholarly reference — not every popular name today traces to a classical dictionary entry, so this section only appears where a verified match exists.

Traditional associations

In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule. Traditional rashi (by first letter, as commonly listed in this corpus) — not a personalized astrological reading, and not the same as the traditional first-syllable (akshara) method some families use.

• Rashi: Kanya
• Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni
• More names starting with S

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “‘beautiful-throated’, a partic. bird”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Neelkanth — Blue-throated one, Lord Shiva who drank poison
• Diksha — preparation or consecration for a religious ceremony, undertaking religious observances for a partic. purpose and the observances themselves
• Malav — (in music) a partic
• Pihu — Meanings families give: Sound of a bird; Chirping of birds; sweet sound; Sweet sound, chirping of birds; Sweet sound, chirping bird
• Doyel — The Oriental Magpie Robin; national bird of Bangladesh
• Saira — Princess, carefree, bird

More boys' names of Sanskrit-Telugu origin

• Krishna — (with or without ) the dark half of the lunar month from full to new moon
• Shiva — Auspicious, the destroyer
• Rama — pleasing, delighting, rejoicing
• Anirudh — Grandson of Krishna, unstoppable
• Goutham — Lord Buddha, remover of darkness
• Bharath — Descendant of Bharata, India

Other names under Kanya rashi

• Dhruv — Meanings families give: Pole star, constant; Pole star, fixed, immovable; Pole star, fixed and unwavering
• Parth — Meanings families give: Prince, Arjuna; Arjuna, prince; Son of Pritha, another name for Arjuna the great hero; Arjuna, son of Pritha, earthly; Son of Pritha; name of Arjuna; Arjuna, one who never misses the target; Arjuna, king, prince
• Prisha — Meanings families give: Beloved, God's gift; Beloved, darling; Beloved, God gifted, talent
• Priyanka — Meanings families give: Lovable, beautiful; Favourite, dear one, lovable; Lovable, dear one; Lovable, dear, beautiful; Lovable, dear one, winning heart; Loveable, charming, dear; Lovable, dear; Lovable, dear, beloved
• Pooja — Meanings families give: Prayer, worship, adoration; Worship, prayer; Worship, prayer, reverence; Worship, prayer, adoration
• Pranav — Meanings families give: Sacred syllable Om; The sacred syllable Om, the cosmic sound of creation; Sacred Om syllable; Sacred syllable Om, life force; Sacred syllable Om, holy sound

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Kanya names.

Where this comes from

Srikanth's etymology is verified against Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.