Shantanu - Meaning of Shantanu

What does Shantanu mean?

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Shantanu

[ 3 syll. (s)han-ta-nu, sh-ant-anu ] The baby boy name Shantanu is pronounced -SHaeNTaaNuw †. Shantanu is of Sanskrit origin and it is predominantly used in the Indian language. The meaning of the name is 'auspicious form'.

A form of Shantanu is the Indian Santanu.

See also the related category sanskrit.

Shantanu is a rare baby boy name. It is ranked outside of the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Shantanu include Santanu (Indian), Sanatan (Indian), Santana (English and Spanish), Santino (English and Italian), Sanandana (Indian), Sanatana (Indian), Santanio, Secondino (Italian), Secundino, Segundino, Sandin, Sandon, Sandyn, Sundown, Sundowne, and Swantown.

† English pronunciation for Shantanu: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)"