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Shivpal
शिवपालSay it shiv-PAAL
- Meaning today
- Guarded by Shiva, protector of Shiva
- Original meaning
- "guarded by Śiva, or Śiva's guardian (śiva + pāla 'guard, protector')" Monier-Williams, p. 1074
- Say it
- shiv-PAAL
- Written
- शिवपाल
- Other spellings
- Shivapal, Shiv Pal
Shivpal
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Shivpal meaning
Shivpal (शिवपाल) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Guarded by Śiva, or Śiva's guardian (śiva + pāla 'guard, protector')
Also used to mean: guarded by Shiva, protector of Shiva
Shivpal (शिवपाल) joins Śiva with pāla, which Monier-Williams gives as a guard, protector or keeper. The compound can be read as one protected by Śiva or as a guardian devoted to him, and name lists give both, "protector of Shiva" and "guarded by Shiva". It is not in the dictionary as a single word. The name is used mainly in Uttar Pradesh and the Hindi belt, and is carried by the politician Shivpal Singh Yadav and the javelin thrower Shivpal Singh.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1074 · entry śiva · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, śiva, p. 1074 · Monier-Williams, pāla, p. 622 · Wikipedia, Shivpal Singh Yadav · Wikipedia, Shivpal Singh
Famous namesakes
- Shivpal Singh Yadav, Uttar Pradesh politician
- Shivpal Singh, javelin thrower
Spellings
Shivpal · Shivapal · Shiv Pal