Given name · Hindi · Marathi
यश
यश (yaś) is a masculine given name from Sanskrit, ultimately from Old Marathi. It is used in Hindi and Marathi.
Hindi and MarathiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Yash.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
यश comes from Sanskrit, and ultimately from Old Marathi.
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यश’s family of names
In Hindi usage, यश shares an earlier linguistic root with जस. In Hindi usage, यश has a conventional equivalent in the English form Yash. In Marathi usage, यश can be written in the Roman alphabet as yaś.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
यश has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Sanskrit roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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