Shalimar

Meaning of Shalimar

Shalimar blooms from ancient Persian roots—literally “abode of love”—and carries the delicate fragrance of Mughal gardens, where moonlit fountains once played amid perfumed jasmine. Steeped in imperial legend and immortalized by Guerlain’s iconic 1925 perfume, the name glides across languages as sha-lee-MAR in French and sha-li-MAR in English, each syllable rippling like sunlit water on carved marble. In the United States, this captivating choice has surfaced with poetic rarity on baby charts since the mid-20th century, each appearance a secret blossom in a hidden orchard. To Spanish-speaking souls, its cadence becomes un dulce suspiro bajo un cielo estrellado, infusing the name with Latin warmth and inviting every daughter into a heritage woven from romance, history, and cross-cultural allure—so enchanting that parents might swear it turns the most mundane moments into a whispered sonnet.

Pronunciation

French

• Pronunced as sha-lee-MAR (/ʃa.li.maʁ/)

English

• Pronunced as sha-li-MAR (/ʃəˈliːmɑːr/)

• Shamira
• Shalene
• Shalena
• Shalise
• Shalita
• Shalini
• Shalaya