# Shankar

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #29,833

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Sanskrit used commonly in India.

## Etymology
From Sanskrit शंकर (śaṃkara) meaning one who gives happiness.

## Easily confused with
- **shank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shank-vs-shankar)
- **shaka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaka-vs-shankar)
- **Shana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shana-vs-shankar)
- **shaker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaker-vs-shankar)
- **sarkar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarkar-vs-shankar)
- **Shakur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shakur-vs-shankar)

## Common misspellings (11)
`hsankar`, `sahnkar`, `shaknar`, `shanakr`, `shankarr`, `shankkar`, `shankra`, `shannkar`, `shhankar`, `shnakar`, `sshankar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shankar