The story behind Śiv
Borrowed from Sanskrit शिव (śiva).
Pronunciation
Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /ʃɪʋ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi: /ʃɪ.ʋɑː/
- Hindi: [ʃɪ.ʋäː]
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Names Similar to Śiv
Dev
Borrowed from Hindi देव (dev). Learned borrowing from Sanskrit देव (deva), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós, from *dyew- + *-ós.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends V
- same syllable count
- similar length
Śām
Inherited from Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Shri
From Sanskrit श्री (śrī), possibly through a modern Indian language. Compare Bengali শ্রী (sri), Gujarati શ્રી (śrī), Tamil ஶ்ரீ (śrī), Hindi, Nepali, and Marathi श्री (śrī),…
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Skand
Borrowed from Sanskrit स्कन्द (skanda).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Smŕti
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्मृति (smṛti). Doublet of सुरत (surat).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends I
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sneh
Transliteration of Hindi स्नेह (sneh), in turn borrowed from Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha). Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्नेह (sneha).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends H
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Śiv
Aarti
Borrowed from Sanskrit आरती (āratī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ābhā
Borrowed from Sanskrit आभा (ābhā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhay
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya), equivalent to अ- (a-) + भय (bhay).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Śiv
Aarti
Borrowed from Sanskrit आरती (āratī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Ābhā
Borrowed from Sanskrit आभा (ābhā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abhay
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya), equivalent to अ- (a-) + भय (bhay).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length