79%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Hinduism, Hindi Scripts श्याम, श्यामा(Sanskrit, Hindi) Meaning & History Derived from Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma) meaning "dark, black, blue". This is a transcription of both the masculine form श्याम (another name of the Hindu god Krishna) and the feminine form श्यामा (another name of the goddess Kali). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootśyāmaOther Languages & CulturesShyam, Shyamal(Bengali) Shyam(Kannada) Shyam(Malayalam) Shyam, Shyamala(Marathi) Shyam(Nepali) Shyam, Shyamala(Tamil) Shyam, Shyamala(Telugu) People think this name isRate·Details classic formal upper class natural wholesome strong strange Categories black, blue, colors, goddesses, gods, Hinduism