Indian Names · Boy
Shiva name meaning
“auspicious; kind”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- S
- Origin
- Sanskrit · Hindi
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
Shiva is a male name from Sanskrit meaning 'auspicious' or 'kind'.
What does Shiva mean?
About the name Shiva
Shiva is a male name from Sanskrit (शिव). In Sanskrit the word is an adjective meaning auspicious, kind or favourable. It is also the name of one of the principal Hindu deities.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Syllables | Shi-va |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with S |
| Devanagari script | शिव |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: शिव · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Names with a related meaning
More Indian Names starting with S
- Subramaniam♂Su (good) + brahman (devout worshipper)
- Saravanan♂A name of Murugan
- Suresh♂Ruler of the gods
- Sharvin♂
- Sivakumar♂Son of Shiva (Shiva: benign, auspicious
- Supramaniam♂Su (good) + brahman (devout worshipper)
- Santhosh♂Contentment, joy
- Sachin♂Possibly from sat: existence, essence
- Sadayan♂He who has dreadlocks
- Safdar♂
- Sagara♂Sea, ocean
- Sahaj♂Natural
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