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shrIkAnta in Sanskrit, the final -a is dropped in Hindi. Means loved by the goddess of wealth and is an epithet of viSNu, the protector amongst the Hindu trinity.

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Quoting a previous post of mine:

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"The Sanskrit word kAnta (where the last -a is silent in many, but not all, modern Indian languages) is from the incomplete root kam meaning to love or desire; and merely means beloved, not beloved by the moon. It is a very common second element of first names, with the first element usually providing the subject, who the bearer is loved by. Most Indians do not have true middle names. kam has Indoeuropean cognates (as in Latin comis, also in Gaelic and Armenian), but offhand I cannot recall any Germanic form."

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and another

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"shrI is the classic word related to beauty and wealth: etymologically, it probably means diffusing light (The roots shri, a very old root cognate with the English verb lean and whose meaning was to rest upon, turn or go towards, illuminate, or worship, and shrI meaning to cook, make hot, light, or sweat, have not always been distinct in ancient usage). shrI is the name of goddesses of wealth, and of knowledge, has been used often as a name, either alone or in combination, and is the name of plants, musical forms, and chemicals."