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Shivapriya
शिवप्रियाSay it shi-vuh-PRI-yaa
- Meaning today
- Beloved of shiva, goddess durga
- Original meaning
- "'dear to Śiva'; a name of the goddess Durgā" Monier-Williams, p. 1075
- Say it
- shi-vuh-PRI-yaa
- Written
- शिवप्रिया
- Other spellings
- Sivapriya, Shivpriya
Shivapriya
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Shivapriya meaning
Shivapriya (शिवप्रिया) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
'dear to Śiva'; a name of the goddess Durgā
Also used to mean: beloved of shiva, goddess durga
Shivapriya (शिवप्रिया) joins Śiva with Sanskrit priyā, "beloved, dear". Monier-Williams glosses śivapriya as dear to or esteemed by Śiva, and lists the feminine Śivapriyā as a name of the goddess Durgā. The masculine word also names plants sacred to Śiva, and the neuter means rudrākṣa seeds. Name lists give "beloved of Shiva", sometimes with "Goddess Durga", both in line with the dictionary. The name is used across India, and Sivapriya is the spelling used in Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Durga.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1075 · entry śiva-priyā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, śiva-priyā, p. 1075
Spellings
Shivapriya · Sivapriya · Shivpriya