Meaning & origin
What it means
Shastri goes back to Hindi शास्त्री, meaning “scholar.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Shastri’s family of names
In English usage, Shastri as a surname has a related form in SASTRY. In English usage, Shastri as a surname has a related form in SHASTRY. In English usage, Shastri as a surname was borrowed from the Hindi form शास्त्री.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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