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Shivani
शिवानीSay it shi-VAA-nee
- Meaning
- The wife of Śiva, that is Durgā or Pārvatī Monier-Williams, p. 1076
- Say it
- shi-VAA-nee
- Written
- शिवानी
- Other spellings
- Shivaani, Sivani
Shivani
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Shivani meaning
Shivani (शिवानी) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
The wife of Śiva, that is Durgā or Pārvatī
Shivani (शिवानी) means "the wife of Shiva". Monier-Williams gives śivānī as a name of the goddess who is Shiva's consort, that is Durga or Parvati, formed from the god's name in the same way as Bhavani from Bhava and Rudrani from Rudra. The name Śiva itself is an old Sanskrit word for "auspicious, kind, benign". The dictionary also records śivānī as the name of a plant. Indian name lists give Shivani as "Goddess Parvati" or "wife of Shiva", matching the dictionary.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Parvati.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1076 · entry śivānī · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, śivānī, p. 1076
Spellings
Shivani · Shivaani · Sivani