Sri, Shri or Shree (Devanagari - ????, Tamil - ????, official IAST transliteration ?r?) means wealth, is a Sanskrit title of veneration, a Hindu honorific stemming from the Puranic conception of prosperity.When it is written as a name prefix, is short for Sriman and it is akin to Mr. in English, krei?n in Greek, Effendi in Turkish, or Thiru in Tamil.It is pronounced halfway between sree and shree. Significance Sri' is an epithet of some Hindu gods. It is also used as a prefix to the names of men and women who are considered great or holy, or who derive their power from that which is holy. When used as a title for gods, ?r? is sometimes translated into English as Lord, but this is inaccurate and it is generally agreed that ?r? is best left untranslated. Sri Devi (or in short Sri, another name of Lakshmi,