Sahas as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sahas

What is the meaning of the name Sahas ?

The baby name Sahas is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SAH-huhs (IPA: /ˈsɑːhəs/).

Sahas is Sanskrit in Origin.

Rooted in Sanskrit, Sahas (IAST: Sāhas) stems from the verbal root sah- “to endure, be able,” and the noun sāhasa, denoting courage, boldness, enterprise, and daring. In modern Indo-Aryan languages (Hindi, Marathi, Nepali), sāhas commonly means “bravery” or “adventure,” giving the name a clear, uplifting sense of valor and initiative. Pronounced SAH-huss/SAH-has, it is typically masculine but can be used unisex.

The word appears throughout classical literature - from Vedic hymns invoking sáhas “might” to epic and Puranic passages praising heroes’ sāhasa - and it fed into medieval royal epithets such as Sāhasamalla and Sahasanka (an epithet of King Bhoja). As a given name, Sahas is a modern revival favored across India and the diaspora. Variant spellings include Saahas (to mark the long ā) and Sahasa; related forms are Sahasi or Sahasika (“brave”). Do not confuse it with Sahasra (“thousand”), a different Sanskrit root.