131 Shiva Baby Boy Names with Meaning
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Parents comparing Shiva boy names will find 131 names on this page. Three to read first: Basava means Nandi; Saint Basavanna, Basavaraj means King of Nandi; devotee of Shiva, and Bhavesh means Lord of the world; a name of Shiva. Bholenath means The kind, simple lord; Shiva. Bhuvaneshwar means Lord of the world. Chandrabhushan means Adorned with the moon; Shiva. Two names can share an English letter and still follow different padas, so the name page is the place to check. Hindi is printed with the meaning. Take the chart, not this list, as the last word on the star.
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 131, 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- Vishweshwarविश्वेश्वरLord of the universe; Shiva
- Viswanathanविश्वनाथनLord of the universe
- VrishankवृषांकLord Shiva
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Questions
- How many names are listed for Shiva boy names?
- Shiva boy names lists 131 names. Ambikesh, Ardhendu, Avinashi are three of them, each with a meaning on the name page.
- Where do I read the Hindi meaning?
- Open the name. English is beside the spelling, and Hindi is in the Meaning section with the number and the pada.
- Does this list decide the name for us?
- No. It is a reading list. Nakshatra and numerology are shared as tradition, not as a promise about a child.