Subha
Subha means Auspicious, good fortune, lucky.
| Gender | girl |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Telugu |
| Language | Telugu |
| Starts with | S |
Classical Sanskrit origin
शुभ (śubha): beauty, charm, good fortune, auspiciousness, happiness, bliss, welfare, prosperity.
Source: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), a public-domain scholarly reference — not every popular name today traces to a classical dictionary entry, so this section only appears where a verified match exists.
Traditional associations
In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule.
- Rashi: Dhanu
- Nakshatra: Purva Ashadha
- More names starting with S
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Auspicious, good fortune, lucky”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
More girls' names of Sanskrit-Telugu origin
Other names under Dhanu rashi
- Subhadra — Sister of Lord Jagannath and Balabhadra, auspicious
- Ayyappan — Lord Ayyappa, divine son of Shiva and Vishnu
- Tanushree — One with a beautiful body; graceful woman
- Sowmya — Gentle, calm, mild, Goddess Parvati
- Deepali — A row of lamps, Diwali lights
- Drashti — Sight, vision, eye
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Dhanu names.
Where this comes from
Subha's etymology is verified against Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.