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Bholanath
भोलानाथSay it BHO-laa-naath
- Meaning today
- Lord of the innocent, simple lord
- Original meaning
- "an epithet of Shiva; bholā, 'simple, guileless', + nātha, 'lord'" Platts, p. 197
- Say it
- BHO-laa-naath
- Written
- भोलानाथ
- Other spellings
- Bholenath, Bhola
- First sound
- भो · Makar rashi
Bholanath
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Bholanath meaning
Bholanath (भोलानाथ) is a Hindu boy's name of Hindi and Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, भो, it is a Makar rashi name (Uttara Ashadha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
An epithet of Shiva; bholā, 'simple, guileless', + nātha, 'lord'
Also used to mean: lord of the innocent, simple lord
Bholanath (भोलानाथ) is a Hindi name of Shiva. Platts' dictionary gives bholā as natural, simple, artless, guileless and innocent, and records both Bholā and Bholā-nāth as epithets of Śiva; nātha is the Sanskrit word for protector or lord. The name reflects the devotional picture of Shiva as easily pleased and quick to grant boons, as in the story of Bhasmasura. Baby-name lists give it as "lord of the innocent" or "simple lord", close to the dictionary. The form Bholenath, as in the chant Bam Bam Bhole, is heard more often in worship.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Shiva.
Source: Platts, A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English (1884), p. 197 · entry bholā-nāth · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Platts, bholā, bholā-nāth, p. 197 · Monier-Williams, nātha, p. 534
Fits your syllable
First sound भो
Uttara Ashadha nakshatra, pada 2 · Makar rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Bholanath · Bholenath · Bhola