Given name

Shailaja

Shailaja is a feminine given name from Sanskrit.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Shailaja comes from Sanskrit.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Sanskrit शैलजा.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Shailaja’s family of names

In English usage, Shailaja has a related form in SAILAJA.

Walk Shailaja’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Shailaja, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Sanskrit

Agraja

“firstborn daughter”

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Sanskrit

Shailputri

Shailputri is a feminine given name from Sanskrit.

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Sanskrit

Shailaputri

Shailaputri is a feminine given name from Sanskrit.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sanskrit

Jalaja

“water” · “born”

No U.S. birth series

1% boys · 99% girls

Sanskrit

Shuchita

Shuchita is a feminine given name from Sanskrit.

No U.S. birth series

4% boys · 96% girls

Sanskrit

Padmaja

Padmaja is a feminine given name from Sanskrit.

No U.S. birth series

1% boys · 99% girls

Sanskrit

Vanaja

Vanaja is a feminine given name from Sanskrit.

No U.S. birth series

4% boys · 96% girls

Sanskrit

Shiksha

“education, lesson”

No U.S. birth series

1% boys · 99% girls

Sibling ideas

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