The baby name Shri Rama is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced shree-RAH-mah (IPA: ʃriː ˈrɑːmə).
The baby name Shri Rama is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced shree-RAH-mah (IPA: ʃriː ˈrɑːmə).
Shri Rama is Hindu, Sanskrit in Origin.
Shri Rama is a Sanskrit compound: Śrī (श्री), “splendor, prosperity, revered,” used as an honorific, plus Rāma (राम), from the root ram-, “to delight, to rejoice.” The full form means “venerable Rama” or “auspicious Lord Rama,” with Rama signifying “the one who delights, the charming/beloved.” The compound is common across Indo‑Aryan and Dravidian languages.
Usage is anchored in the Ramayana, where Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu and king of Ayodhya, embodies righteousness and devotion; festivals like Rama Navami and devotional chants (e.g., “Sri Ram, Jai Ram”) sustain its popularity. Common variants and spellings include Rama, Ram, Ramachandra/Ramchandra, Raghava (epithet), Sri Ram, Shree Ram, Shriram, Sriram, and Sreeram; a related feminine form Rāma/Ramā exists but is rare. In Southeast Asia, adapted forms such as Phra Ram (Thai) and Ream (Khmer) reflect the name’s broad cultural reach.
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