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Nageshwar
नागेश्वरSay it naa-GAYSH-wur
- Meaning today
- Lord of serpents, lord shiva
- Original meaning
- "lord of serpents; the Nageshvara linga of Shiva" Monier-Williams, p. 533
- Say it
- naa-GAYSH-wur
- Written
- नागेश्वर
- Other spellings
- Nageswar, Nageswara
- First sound
- ना · Vrishchik rashi
Nageshwar
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Nageshwar meaning
Nageshwar (नागेश्वर) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, ना, it is a Vrishchik rashi name (Anuradha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Lord of serpents; the Nageshvara linga of Shiva
Also used to mean: lord shiva
Nageshwar (नागेश्वर) joins Sanskrit nāga, "serpent", with īśvara, "lord". Monier-Williams records nāgeśvara as a man's name and, in the Shiva Purana, as the name of a linga of Shiva; the feminine nāgeśvarī is the serpent goddess Manasa. Nageshvara is counted among the twelve Jyotirlingas, Shiva's most sacred shrines, and the temple near Dwarka in Gujarat is the best known. Name lists give "lord of serpents" or "Lord Shiva", matching the dictionary. Nageswara is the usual Telugu form.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Shiva.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 533 · entry nāgeśvara · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, nāgeśvara, p. 533 · Wikipedia, Nageshwar Jyotirlinga
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
Nageshwar · Nageswar · Nageswara