my name means ??

i hav had many ppl say my name sounds beautiful..and there umpteen occasions wen ppl hav asked te meanin of my name so here it goes

Sharanya - Granter of Refuge. A Name for Goddess Durga , Surrender, one who gives shelter

Also the name is from the mantra..."sharanye trambake gouri,narayani namastute" -- mantra for worshipping lakshmi

well another interesting fact attached to my name is .. tho i am nt tis person

17092) Sharanya Discovered 1999 May 10 by MIT Lincoln Laboratory's Near-Earth Asteroid Research program. Sharanya S (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her botany team project. She attends the Avila Convent Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.