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Nagabhushan
नागभूषणSay it naa-guh-BHOO-shun
- Meaning today
- One who wears snakes as ornaments, Lord Shiva
- Original meaning
- "decorated with serpents, an epithet of Śiva" Monier-Williams, p. 533
- Say it
- naa-guh-BHOO-shun
- Written
- नागभूषण
- Other spellings
- Nagabhushana, Nagabhushanam, Nagabhooshan
- First sound
- ना · Vrishchik rashi
Nagabhushan
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Nagabhushan meaning
Nagabhushan (नागभूषण) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin (Kannada and Telugu usage). By its first sound, ना, it is a Vrishchik rashi name (Anuradha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Decorated with serpents, an epithet of Śiva
Also used to mean: one who wears snakes as ornaments, Lord Shiva
Nagabhushan (नागभूषण) is a name of Shiva, who is shown with serpents coiled around his neck and arms. It joins nāga, "serpent", and bhūṣaṇa, "ornament", and Monier-Williams gives the compound as "decorated with serpents", an epithet of Shiva, as well as the name of an author. Name lists give the same meaning. The name is used chiefly in Karnataka, where it is often written Nagabhushana, and in Andhra Pradesh, where the Telugu form is Nagabhushanam.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Shiva.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 533 · entry nāga-bhūṣaṇa · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, nāga-bhūṣaṇa, p. 533
Fits your syllable
First sound ना
Anuradha nakshatra, pada 1 · Vrishchik rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Nagabhushan · Nagabhushana · Nagabhushanam · Nagabhooshan