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    Salliyan

    Unisex
    Indian
    2 syllables

    Salliyan is an Indian unisex name meaning "Salliyan is the Tamil form of Shalya, a name from the Mahabharata. Shalya means "thorn" or "dart" in Sanskrit".

    Salliyan is a unisex name of Indian origin meaning "Salliyan is the Tamil form of Shalya, a name from the Mahabharata. Shalya means "thorn" or "dart" in Sanskrit". At 8 letters it is a longer name, which leaves room for a nickname. It has 2 syllables.

    Origin
    Indian
    Gender
    Unisex
    Syllables
    2

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    What does Salliyan mean?

    Salliyan is the Tamil form of Shalya, a name from the Mahabharata. Shalya means "thorn" or "dart" in Sanskrit.

    How popular is Salliyan?

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    What does Salliyan mean?

    Salliyan is a unisex name of Indian origin meaning "Salliyan is the Tamil form of Shalya, a name from the Mahabharata. Shalya means "thorn" or "dart" in Sanskrit.".

    How popular is Salliyan?

    We have no birth-record ranking for Salliyan: it is not in US records, and India publishes no national name rankings. The meter above fills in as parents here view, search for and save the name.

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    Name numerology

    9is the Chaldean number for Salliyan.

    Number 9 is linked with compassion, generosity and idealism.

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    Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

    Starting syllable
    Sa (सा)
    Nakshatra
    Shatabhisha, pada 2
    Name number
    9

    By tradition, names starting with “Sa” suit babies born in Shatabhisha nakshatra (pada 2), which falls in Kumbh rashi. This is read from the English spelling; the Hindi spelling decides the exact syllable. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.

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    Salliyan at a glance

    Letters
    8
    Syllables
    2
    Starts with
    S
    Ends with
    -an
    Vowels
    3 of 8 letters

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