Given name · Hindi · Marathi
स्नेह
“Affection”·“tenderness”·“oil”
स्नेह (sneh) 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: Sneh.
Meaning & origin
What it means
स्नेह is Sneh written in Devanagari. “Affection” and “tenderness” are established senses of sneha. The same word also means “oil” or “oiliness,” so the affectionate interpretation has a broader linguistic history.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
स्नेह comes from Sanskrit, and ultimately from Old Marathi.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Sanskrit स्नेह, from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘿𑘡𑘹𑘮; its root is Sanskrit स्निह्.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
स्नेह’s family of names
In Hindi usage, स्नेह shares an earlier linguistic root with नेहा. In Hindi usage, स्नेह can be written in the Roman alphabet as Sneh.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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