80%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu Scripts शशि, शशी(Hindi, Marathi) শশী(Bengali) ಶಶಿ(Kannada) శశి(Telugu) Meaning & History Traditional name for the moon, it literally means "having a hare" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form शशि and the feminine form शशी. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantSashi(Kannada) Categories celestial, colors, goddesses, gods, Hinduism, legend, moon, moons, mythology, nature, women