Hemashri
Hemashri (हेमश्री) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Golden glory; the auspicious one of gold”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Hemashri (हेमश्री) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Golden glory; the auspicious one of gold”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Hemashri (हेमश्री, IAST: hemaśrī) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Golden glory; the auspicious one of gold”. Compound of hema (gold) + śrī (auspiciousness, Lakshmi); the golden Lakshmi.
Meaning, etymology & significance
Hemashri (हेमश्री) is built from hema (gold) + śrī (auspiciousness, the name of Lakshmi). The literal sense is "golden glory" or "the auspicious one of gold." In Hindu iconography Lakshmi is the goddess of prosperity and is associated with gold — Hema-Lakshmi is one of her many forms in the Ashta-Lakshmi (eight forms of Lakshmi).
In Sanskrit poetry hema is one of the standard adjectives for divine radiance — Hemamala (golden garland), Hemamukhi (golden-faced), Hemaprabha (golden splendour). Hemashri specifically pairs the gold with the śrī-auspiciousness of Lakshmi.
To name a daughter Hemashri is to invoke this Lakshmi-quality of prosperous, golden auspiciousness. The name resonates especially in Vaishnava families and pairs naturally with classical surnames.
Pronunciation: HE-ma-shree. The variant Hemashree with the doubled-e is also common.
Astrology — nakshatra & rashi
By the standard Vedic correspondence between the first syllable of a name and the lunar mansion (nakshatra), Hemashri aligns with the Punarvasu nakshatra, under the Mithuna rashi (Moon sign).
Similar names
Hindu names with a similar feel or meaning include: Hema, Hemali, Aaradhya. Each is a distinct choice with its own etymology — explore them on their own pages for fuller context.
