Swastik as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Swastik

What is the meaning of the name Swastik ?

The baby name Swastik is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SWAH-stik (IPA: /ˈswɑːstɪk/).

Swastik is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Swastik is a masculine given name from Sanskrit svastika (IAST: svastika), built from svasti "well-being, prosperity" (su "good" + asti "being") with the -ka suffix, yielding the sense "auspicious sign" or "conducive to good fortune." In South Asia it reflects a millennia-old emblem of blessing in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions and is chosen to invoke luck, harmony, and protection. Today it is used in India and the diaspora, occasionally as a unisex name but more often for boys.

The term appears in classical Sanskrit literature and on inscriptions and ritual diagrams, and the geometric symbol decorates thresholds, ledgers, and festival rites. Variants and spellings include Svastik (scholarly transliteration), Swasthik/Svasthik (regional), and the feminine Swastika; Swasti functions as a related short form. Outside South Asia, the word can be misunderstood due to its 20th-century misuse in Europe, so bearers sometimes explain its far older, benevolent origin.