shikha means A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शिखा (śikhā).
name
- A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
noun
- The long lock of hair left on the shaved head of an orthodox Hindu, especially a Brahmin or temple priest.“Murkhdutt, his hands covered with dough, rushed to the front of his room, craned his neck to look out, tried to arrange his shikha with his wrists, and rubbing his eyes looked in the direction of the gate.”