Shubhendu (), or Subhendu, is a male
given name
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used most often in eastern
India among
Bengalis,
Odias
The Odia (), formerly spelled Oriya, is an Indo-Aryan ethnic group native to the Indian state of Odisha who speak Odia language. They constitute a majority in the eastern coastal state, with significant minority populations in neighboring An ...
,
Assamese
Assamese may refer to:
* Assamese people, a socio-ethnolinguistic identity of north-eastern India
* People of Assam, multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-religious people of Assam
* Assamese language, one of the easternmost Indo-Aryan language ...
, and other groups. The name derives from two words: "s(h)ubh", meaning "blessed", and "indu", meaning "moon".
The
feminine
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form of this name is Shubheksha.
Indian masculine given names
References
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