Shraddha

• Origin: Sanskrit श्राद्ध
• Meaning: “faith; belief; devotion; trust.”
• Gender: feminine
• Pronunciation: SHRAHD-dha

The name comes directly from the Sanskrit word for faith, belief, devotion or trust. It is ultimately from the Indo-European root *ḱred-dʰeh₁ (to believe; to put one’s heart into another). It shares the same root as the word creed and the Latin credo.

In Hinduisim, shraddha is a funerary ritual that is used to honour one’s deceaded forbears, especially deceased parents.

A notable bearer is Indian actress and singer, Shraddha Kapoor (b. 1989). Other notable bearers include the Indian actresses, Shraddha Arya (b. 1987); Shraddha Sinath (b. 1990) and Shraddha Das (b. 1987)

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Ar%C4%81ddha
• https://www.dictionary.com/browse/shraddha
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shraddha