Shashidharrao as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shashidharrao

What is the meaning of the name Shashidharrao ?

The baby name Shashidharrao is a Male name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced shuh-SHEE-dhuh-RAO (IPA: /ʃəˈʃid̪ʱɑr raʊ/).

Shashidharrao is Indian in Origin.

Shashidharrao combines Sanskrit śaśi “moon” and dhara “bearer/wearer” - an epithet of the god Shiva - with the honorific Rao, widespread in Marathi, Kannada, and Telugu. The compound thus signifies “the moon-bearer, honored,” echoing Shiva’s crescent adorning his locks. While Shashidhar is pan‑Indic, the -rao suffixed form reflects Deccan naming styles where titles were fused to given names.

Documented from the late 19th century through mid‑20th century in western and southern India, it remains familiar in families that prefer classical theophoric names. Variants include Shashidhar, Sashidhar, Shasidhar; Shashidhara (Kannada); and spaced forms such as Shashidhar Rao or Sasidhar Rao. Cognates by meaning include Chandrashekh(ar), Chandramouli, and Indudhara. Short forms Shashi/Sashi are common. Spellings in regional scripts may appear as शशिधरराव (Devanagari), శశిధరరావు (Telugu), or ಶಶಿಧರರಾವ್ (Kannada).

⚙ Nothing for Shashidharrao shows up in the birth registries or name datasets we track. That's typically a sign of a rare name, a regional or traditional one, or a modern coinage. By any reading, it's an exceptionally uncommon choice.