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Adinath
आदिनाथSay it AA-di-naath
- Meaning today
- First lord, Lord Shiva
- Original meaning
- "'first lord': a name of a Jina and of Ādibuddha" Monier-Williams, p. 137
- Say it
- AA-di-naath
- Written
- आदिनाथ
- Other spellings
- Aadinath
Adinath
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Adinath meaning
Adinath (आदिनाथ) is a Hindu and Jain boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
'first lord': a name of a Jina and of Ādibuddha
Also used to mean: Lord Shiva
Adinath (आदिनाथ) joins Sanskrit ādi, "first, beginning", and nātha, "protector, lord", so it means "the first lord". Monier-Williams records Ādinātha as a name of a Jina and of Ādibuddha. In Jainism it is the usual name of Ṛṣabhanātha, the first Tīrthaṅkara. Among Hindus the Nāth yogis call Shiva Ādinātha, the first teacher of their lineage, from whom the teaching passed to Matsyendranāth and Gorakhnāth. Name lists give Adinath as "first lord" or "Lord Shiva", and both uses are well established. The name is used by Hindu and Jain families.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 137 · entry ādi-nātha · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, ādi-nātha, p. 137 · Monier-Williams, nātha, p. 534 · Wikipedia, Natha Sampradaya · Wikipedia, Rishabhanatha (Adinath)
Famous namesakes
- Adinatha (Rishabhanatha), the first Jain Tirthankara
Fits your syllable
First sound आ
Krittika nakshatra, pada 1 · Mesh rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is अ, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Adinath · Aadinath