Shree
Shree (श्री) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Auspicious; the divine prefix; Lakshmi”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Shree (श्री) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Auspicious; the divine prefix; Lakshmi”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Shree (श्री, IAST: śrī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu boy-name meaning “Auspicious; the divine prefix; Lakshmi”. The most ancient Sanskrit honorific — auspiciousness, beauty, the very name of Lakshmi.
Meaning, etymology & significance
Shree (श्री) is one of the most ancient and most charged words in the Sanskrit lexicon. It functions simultaneously as a noun meaning "auspiciousness, beauty, prosperity, glory"; as the proper name of the goddess Lakshmi (Shri Devi); and as the universal honorific prefix added before sacred names (Shri Rama, Shri Krishna, Shri Bhagavan).
The Sri Suktam, one of the great Vedic hymns to Lakshmi, names Shri as the very embodiment of dharmic abundance. To bear the name Shree as one's own is unusually weighty — it is to bear the name that is otherwise used as a prefix of reverence.
In South India the name Shree is used for both boys and girls (often with the slight spelling variation Sri for boys, Shri for girls); in the North it tends more often to be a girl's name. As a boy's name it carries the implicit gendering of "Shri-as-honorific" rather than "Shri-as-Lakshmi."
Pronunciation: SHREE. Pair with longer Vaishnava surnames where the single-syllable name balances naturally.
Astrology — nakshatra & rashi
By the standard Vedic correspondence between the first syllable of a name and the lunar mansion (nakshatra), Shree aligns with the Hasta nakshatra, under the Kanya rashi (Moon sign).
Similar names
Hindu names with a similar feel or meaning include: Shri, Shrinath, Shreyas. Each is a distinct choice with its own etymology — explore them on their own pages for fuller context.
