Find out how popular the first name Shiesha has been for the last 12 years (from 1985 to 1996) and learn more about the meaning and history.

Popularity of Shiesha by gender

Based on the last 12 years of data, Shiesha is exclusively a female name.

For the most recent data in 1996, there were 5 female babies and 0 male babies born with the name Shiesha.

The history of the first name Shiesha

The name Shiesha is believed to have originated from the Sanskrit language, which was spoken in ancient India. The name is derived from the word "Shreshtha," which means "excellent" or "superior." It is thought to have been in use as early as the 5th century BCE.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Shiesha can be found in the Hindu epic Mahabharata, where it was the name of a mythological serpent king. In Hindu mythology, Shiesha is depicted as a cosmic serpent who holds the entire universe on its heads.

During the Gupta Empire, which ruled over much of the Indian subcontinent from the 4th to the 6th centuries CE, the name Shiesha gained popularity among the ruling class. One notable figure from this period was Shiesha Gupta, a renowned scholar and philosopher who lived in the 5th century CE.

In the 12th century, the name Shiesha appeared in the writings of the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi. He mentioned a character named Shiesha in his epic poem "Khusraw and Shirin."

Another famous bearer of the name Shiesha was the 16th-century Indian mathematician and astronomer Shiesha Acharya, who made significant contributions to the field of trigonometry.

In more recent history, Shiesha was the name of a prominent Indian freedom fighter and social reformer who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Shiesha Chandra Mukherjee, born in 1860, was a prominent figure in the Indian independence movement and worked tirelessly to promote education and social reform.

Data source

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