Shatrughna

/S-HH-AA-T-R-UH-G-HH-N-AA/

Boy Hindu Sanskrit origin IndianAmerican

Slayer of enemies — Shatrughna (shatru, 'enemy' + ghna, 'slayer') was the youngest of the four brothers in the Ramayana, twin of Lakshmana. Devoted to his elder brother Bharath, he ruled Madhupuri (Mathura) after defeating Lavana the asura.

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Meaning & origin

Shatrughna is a boy's name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families. The name means "Slayer of enemies — Shatrughna (shatru, 'enemy' + ghna, 'slayer') was the youngest of the four brothers in the Ramayana, twin of Lakshmana. Devoted to his elder brother Bharath, he ruled Madhupuri (Mathura) after defeating Lavana the asura." and belongs to the Courage cluster — names for children who will grow into bold, fearless hearts.

Common among Indian, American, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayali families, Shatrughna carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Shatrughna

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Shatrughna resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean
9
compassion and humanitarian service
Chaldean
8
material mastery and executive power

How Shatrughna sounds

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The six signals, applied to Shatrughna

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01 — Birth Star
Nakshatra match
For Hindu families, NameRoot computes the auspicious starting syllables from your baby's birth nakshatra and scores Shatrughna against them.
02 — Numerology
Destiny alignment
Pythagorean and Chaldean life-path calculations (destiny 9) matched against your family's own numerology profile.
03 — Phonetics
Last-name fit
Rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters measured with IPA to see how Shatrughna flows with your family name.
04 — Meaning
Courage
Shatrughna belongs to the Courage cluster — names for children who will grow into bold, fearless hearts.
05 — Cultural & Tradition
Hindu
As a Hindu name, Shatrughna carries religious and cultural weight scored against your family's heritage — plus grandparent-name matches, saint's-day alignment, and generational naming patterns scored against your family tree.
06 — Uniqueness
Popularity balance
How common Shatrughna is today versus historically — finding the sweet spot between familiar and forgotten.

Names similar to Shatrughna

If Shatrughna resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.

From the same tradition

Other Hindu boy names, common in Indian families

Aarav
From Sanskrit 'arava' (peaceful, calm) or 'rav' (sound, musical note).
Vivaan
Full of life, possessing radiance, from Sanskrit vivān, combining the intensifier vi- with vā (to blow, to breathe). The name evokes the first rays of the morning sun and a vital, breathing energy, casting the bearer as one filled with luminous vitality and the quickening force of dawn.
Vihaan
From Sanskrit vihana (dawn, morning, the early hours).
Aditya
Son of Aditi, belonging to the sun, from Sanskrit, where the Adityas are the solar deities born of the boundless mother Aditi. In ordinary speech the name stands directly for Surya, the sun, making it a bright emblem of light, warmth, and celestial radiance in Hindu tradition.

Sharing the same meaning

Other Hindu boy names from the Courage cluster

Arjun
Bright, shining white, the colour of lightning and silver — Arjun is the peerless archer of the Mahabharata, the warrior to whom Lord Krishna revealed the Bhagavad Gita on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. His name blazes with clarity of purpose, martial skill, and the courage to act when conscience demands it
Shaurya
Valour, heroic courage, the bravery that charges forward without calculating the odds — Shaurya is the martial virtue most celebrated in the Rajput, Maratha, and Sikh warrior traditions, the quality that makes a soldier advance when retreat would be rational
Rajveer
Brave king, royal hero — combining raj (king) with veer (brave). The warrior-king who leads from the front with courage and justice.

Names that sound similar

Hindu boy names that open with the same syllables as Shatrughna

Shivam
The auspicious, all that is good — Shivam (the neuter form of Shiva) names a child as one who is goodness embodied. The Sanskrit phrase 'satyam shivam sundaram' (truth, goodness, beauty) is one of Hindu philosophy's most-quoted lines.
Shreyas
Better, virtuous, prosperous — Shreyas (Sanskrit श्रेयस, comparative of shri 'auspicious') means 'that which is better/more prosperous.' In the Bhagavad Gita, shreyas is contrasted with preyas (the immediately-pleasing) — shreyas is what is ultimately good. A Hindu name evoking lasting virtue.
Shivaji
Belonging to Lord Shiva — Shivaji (Shiva + the Marathi honorific suffix '-ji') is also the personal name of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the 17th-century warrior-king who founded the Maratha Empire and is revered as Maharashtra's greatest historical figure. A name of profound cultural weight.

Common questions about Shatrughna

What does the name Shatrughna mean?

Shatrughna means "Slayer of enemies — Shatrughna (shatru, 'enemy' + ghna, 'slayer') was the youngest of the four brothers in the Ramayana, twin of Lakshmana. Devoted to his elder brother Bharath, he ruled Madhupuri (Mathura) after defeating Lavana the asura.." It is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families.

Is Shatrughna a boy or girl name?

Shatrughna is most commonly used as a boy name.

What is the origin of the name Shatrughna?

Shatrughna is of Sanskrit origin, used in Hindu tradition, commonly among Indian, American, Marathi families.

What is the numerology of Shatrughna?

Shatrughna has a Pythagorean destiny number of 9 — compassion and humanitarian service.

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