Indian Names · Boy
Somnath name meaning
“lord of the moon”
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- S
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Devanagari scriptसोमनाथ
Somnath is a boy's name from Sanskrit meaning 'lord of the moon', also the name of a venerated linga of Shiva.
What does Somnath mean?
About the name Somnath
Somnath is a form of Somanatha (सोमनाथ), the name of a celebrated linga of Shiva and of the place where it stands, one of the twelve jyotirlinga temples. It is a Sanskrit compound of soma, whose senses include 'moon', and natha, 'lord' or 'protector', so it means 'lord of the moon'. It is also used as a boy's name.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | Som-nath |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with S |
| Devanagari script | सोमनाथ |
|---|
Sources
- Wiktionary: सोमनाथ · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: सोम · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: नाथ · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wikipedia: Somnath temple · en.wikipedia.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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