Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Shanker is a form of Shankar. Shankar comes from Sanskrit.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Shanker’s family of names
In English usage, Shanker as a surname has a related form in Shankar.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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