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Shivank
शिवांकSay it shi-VAANK
- Meaning today
- Mark of lord shiva, part of lord shiva
- Original meaning
- "mark of Śiva (śiva + aṅka 'mark, sign')" Monier-Williams, p. 1074
- Say it
- shi-VAANK
- Written
- शिवांक
- Other spellings
- Shivaank, Shivanka
Shivank
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Shivank meaning
Shivank (शिवांक) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Mark of Śiva (śiva + aṅka 'mark, sign')
Also used to mean: mark of lord shiva, part of lord shiva
Shivank (शिवांक) joins the name of Śiva, from Sanskrit śiva, "auspicious", with aṅka. Monier-Williams gives aṅka as a hook or curve, the lap, and any mark, sign or line, including a numeral, so the name reads as "mark of Shiva"; since aṅka can also mean the lap, the parts could equally give "Shiva's lap". The compound itself is not a dictionary entry, so Shivank is a modern formation. Name lists give "mark of Lord Shiva" or "part of Lord Shiva"; the second belongs more strictly to Shivang.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1074 · entry śiva + aṅka · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, śiva + aṅka, p. 1074 · Monier-Williams, aṅka, p. 7
Spellings
Shivank · Shivaank · Shivanka