138 Shiva Baby Names with Meaning
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Families who keep Shiva as their god often want the child's name to sit inside that prayer, not beside it. Think of him as the kind one who is easy to remember at dusk, not only the fierce form in a temple poster. Omkar means the sound Om, as a name. Pranav means the sacred Om. Om means the sacred syllable, as a name. Gauri means the fair one, a name of Parvati. Use the list after you know whether you want his own name, his sound, or the goddess beside him. Then check the birth letter the pandit gave.
Alakh means The unseen one; God. Amareshwar means Lord of the immortals; Shiva. Ambikesh means Lord of Ambika; Shiva. Ardhendu means Crescent moon.
Showing 120 of 138, in alphabetical order.
- AlakhअलखThe unseen one; God
- Amareshwarअमरेश्वरLord of the immortals; Shiva
- AmbikeshअंबिकेशLord of Ambika; Shiva
- Ardhenduअर्धेंदुCrescent moon
- AvinashiअविनाशीImperishable; Shiva
- BasavaबसवNandi; Saint Basavanna
- BasavarajबसवराजKing of Nandi; devotee of Shiva
- BhaveshभावेशLord of the world; a name of Shiva.
- BholenathभोलेनाथThe kind, simple lord; Shiva
- Bhuvaneshwarभुवनेश्वरLord of the world
- Chandrabhushanचंद्रभूषणAdorned with the moon; Shiva
- Chandrachudचंद्रचूड़Moon-crested; Shiva
- Chandramouliचंद्रमौलिMoon-crowned; Lord Shiva
- ChidambarचिदंबरSky of consciousness; Shiva
- ChidanandचिदानंदBliss of consciousness
- DigambarदिगंबरClad in the sky
- Easwaranईश्वरनLord Shiva
- EkalingaएकलिंगShiva of Mewar
- EkambarएकांबरShiva of Kanchipuram
- GangadharगंगाधरOne who holds the Ganga; Lord Shiva
- GangeshगंगेशLord of the Ganga; Shiva
- GauriगौरीThe fair one; a name of Parvati.
- GaurinathगौरीनाथLord of Gauri; Shiva
- GaurishankarगौरीशंकरGauri and Shankar
- GirijeshगिरिजेशLord of Girija; Shiva
- GirishगिरीशLord of the mountain; a name of Shiva.
- Harendraहरेंद्रLord Shiva
- HareshहरेशLord Shiva
- HariharanहरिहरनVishnu and Shiva together
- HarikeshहरिकेशGolden-haired; Shiva
- IndubhushanइंदुभूषणMoon-adorned; Shiva
- IshaanईशानThe north-east; a name of Shiva.
- JatadharजटाधरWearer of matted locks; Shiva
- JatashankarजटाशंकरShiva with matted locks
- Jyotibaज्योतिबाDeity of Kolhapur; form of Shiva
- KailashnathकैलाशनाथLord of Kailash; Shiva
- KailashpatiकैलाशपतिLord of Kailash
- Kameshwarकामेश्वरLord of desires; Shiva
- KashinathकाशीनाथLord of Kashi; Shiva
- KedarnathकेदारनाथLord of Kedar; Shiva
- KhandobaखंडोबाFolk form of Shiva in Maharashtra
- LingeshलिंगेशLord Shiva
- MahalingamमहालिंगमThe great linga; Shiva
- MahanteshमहांतेशGreat lord; Shiva
- Maheshwarमहेश्वरGreat lord; Shiva
- Malleshमल्लेशLord Shiva
- Mallikarjunमल्लिकार्जुनShiva of Srisailam
- MangeshमंगेशLord of auspiciousness; Shiva
- Markandeyaमार्कंडेयA sage blessed with eternal youth
- Mukteshwarमुक्तेश्वरLord of liberation; Shiva
- NagabhushanनागभूषणAdorned with serpents; Shiva
- Nagendranathनागेंद्रनाथLord of serpents; Shiva
- NageshनागेशLord of serpents; Shiva
- NandishनंदीशLord of Nandi; Shiva
- NanjundaनंजुंडShiva who drank the poison
- NatarajनटराजKing of dance; Shiva
- NateshनटेशLord of dance; Shiva
- NilanjanनीलांजनBlue collyrium; Shiva
- OmओमThe sacred syllable, as a name.
- OmishaओमिशाGoddess of birth, life and death
- OmkarओंकारThe sound Om, as a name.
- Omkareshwarओंकारेश्वरLord of Om; Shiva
- ParamasivamपरमशिवमSupreme Shiva
- PashupatiपशुपतिLord of all beings; Shiva
- PinakiपिनाकीHolder of the Pinaka bow; Shiva
- Pranavप्रणवThe sacred Om.
- RajasekharराजशेखरCrown of kings; Shiva
- RamanathanरामनाथनLord of Rama; Shiva of Rameswaram
- RavishankarरविशंकरSun and Shiva
- Rudraरुद्रA fierce form of Shiva.
- Rudradevरुद्रदेवLord Rudra
- Rudrakshरुद्राक्षSacred bead of Lord Shiva
- Rudranilरुद्रनीलBlue-throated Rudra; Shiva
- Rudrapratapरुद्रप्रतापGlory of Rudra
- Rudreshरुद्रेशLord Shiva
- SadashivसदाशिवEver auspicious; Shiva
- SambandamसंबंधमA Shaiva saint
- SambasivaसांबशिवShiva with Amba
- ShambhuशंभुSource of joy; Lord Shiva
- ShambhunathशंभुनाथLord Shiva
- ShankaranशंकरनLord Shiva
- Shanmukhषण्मुखSix-faced; a name of Skanda.
- ShashibhushanशशिभूषणMoon-adorned; Shiva
- ShashidharशशिधरBearer of the moon; Shiva
- ShivशिवThe auspicious one; Shiva.
- ShivankशिवांकMark of Lord Shiva
- ShivanshशिवांशA part of Shiva.
- Shivaprakashशिवप्रकाशLight of Shiva
- Shivaprasadशिवप्रसादBlessing of Shiva
- ShivayशिवायFor Shiva.
- ShivcharanशिवचरणFeet of Shiva
- ShivdevशिवदेवLord Shiva
- ShivenduशिवेंदुMoon on Shiva's head
- ShiveshशिवेशLord Shiva
- ShivkantशिवकांतBeloved of Shiva
- ShivkumarशिवकुमारSon of Shiva
- ShivnathशिवनाथLord Shiva
- ShivramशिवरामShiva and Rama
- ShivshankarशिवशंकरLord Shiva
- Siddalingaसिद्धलिंगThe perfected linga; Shiva
- Siddheshwarसिद्धेश्वरLord of the perfected; Shiva
- SivanशिवनLord Shiva
- SivaramanशिवरामनShiva and Rama
- SomasekharसोमशेखरMoon-crowned; Shiva
- SomasundaramसोमसुंदरमShiva, handsome as the moon
- Someshwarसोमेश्वरLord of the moon; Shiva
- Sundareshwarसुंदरेश्वरBeautiful lord; Shiva of Madurai
- Trinadhत्रिनाथLord of the three worlds
- Trinetraत्रिनेत्रThree-eyed; Lord Shiva
- Tripurariत्रिपुरारीDestroyer of Tripura; Lord Shiva
- Trishulत्रिशूलShiva's trident
- Tryambakत्र्यंबकThree-eyed; Shiva
- UmaउमाA name of Parvati.
- UmapatiउमापतिHusband of Uma; Shiva
- UmashankarउमाशंकरUma and Shankar
- Vaidyanathanवैद्यनाथनShiva the healer
- VaijnathवैजनाथShiva as the healer
- Veerabhadraवीरभद्रA fierce form of Shiva
- VeereshवीरेशLord of the brave; Shiva
- Virupakshaविरूपाक्षShiva of Hampi
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Questions
- Which baby names are linked to Lord Shiva?
- Omkar and Pranav both come from the sacred Om. Ishaan means the north-east, a name of Shiva. Families who pray to him often start with these.
- Can a girl be named in Shiva's family?
- Yes. Gauri means the fair one, a name of Parvati. It keeps a girl inside the same worship without giving her a name that is only his.
- Is Om used as a boy's name?
- Om is the sacred syllable, as a name. Some families love that directness. Others prefer Omkar or Pranav so the call name has a little more body.