Shree
/ʃriː/noun
An English transliteration and honorific derived from Sanskrit śrī, referring to prosperity, beauty, sacred radiance, or auspiciousness.
Did you know?In Hindu tradition, Śrī became both a sacred epithet and a personification of royal fortune and prosperity, closely associated with the goddess Lakshmi.
Etymological Timeline
Vedic Sanskrit
Sanskrit
śrī
“Radiance, beauty, prosperity, auspiciousness, and royal fortune”
Classical Sanskrit
Sanskrit
śrī
“An honorific meaning venerable or illustrious; also a name and epithet of Lakshmi”
Medieval Sanskritic usage
Sanskrit
śrī
“A formal title placed before the names of respected people, rulers, deities, and revered texts”
19th–20th Century
English
Shri / Sri
“Anglicized spellings used as Indian honorifics and personal names”
Modern English
English
Shree
“A common English transliteration and name element expressing auspiciousness, prosperity, or reverence”