Sachin is a masculine given name common in South Asia. It is derived, via Indic languages like Bengali and Marathi, from the Sanskrit name Shachindra. Shachindra is a name given to Hindu god Indra which means Shachi's Indra. It is also a name of Hindu god Shiva. The literal meaning can be roughly translated into English as "the essence".
People with the name
Sachin (actor) (Sachin Pilgaonkar) (born 1957), Indian Bollywood actor
Sachin Ahir (born 1972), Indian politician
Sachin Baby (born 1988), Indian cricketer
Sachin Bhowmick (1930–2011), Indian Hindi film writer and director
Sachin Dev Burman (1906–1975), Indian music composer, singer
Sachin Chaudhary (born 1983), Indian powerlifter
Sachin Gupta (born 1978), Indian playwright and theatre director
Sachin Gupta (musician) (born 1981), Indian music director, composer, guitar player, record producer and singer
Sachin H. Jain (born 1980), American physician and health policy analyst
Sachin Khedekar (born 1965), Indian actor and director
Sachin Kundalkar, Indian film director and screenwriter
Sachin Lawande, Indian American businessman
Sachin Mylavarapu (born 1991), Singaporean cricketer
Sachin Nag (1920–1987), Indian swimmer
Sachin Nair (born 1978), Indian cricketer
Sachin Nayak (born 1982), Indian actor
Sachin Patel (born 1979), Indian cricketer
Sachin Pilot (born 1977), Indian politician
Sachin Puthran, Indian entrepreneur
Sachin Rana (born 1984), Indian cricketer
Sachin Sengupta (1891–1961), Bengali playwright and theatre producer
Sachin Shroff (born 1972), Indian businessman and TV personality
Sachin Singh (born 1967), Nepali musician
Sachin Tendulkar (born 1973), Indian cricketer
Sachin Waze (born 1972), Indian police officer
Sachin Yardi, Indian film director and screenwriter
Sachin Mishra(born 1993), Head of editorial selection The Ceo Magazine