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Shivraj
शिवराजSay it SHIV-raaj
- Meaning today
- Lord shiva, king shiva
- Original meaning
- "Śiva the king; a name of several men and of Śivājī" Monier-Williams, p. 1075
- Say it
- SHIV-raaj
- Written
- शिवराज
- Other spellings
- Shivaraj, Shivraaj
Shivraj
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Shivraj meaning
Shivraj (शिवराज) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Śiva the king; a name of several men and of Śivājī
Also used to mean: lord shiva, king shiva
Shivraj (शिवराज) joins Śiva with Sanskrit rāja, "king", giving "Shiva the king" or "king Shiva". Monier-Williams records Śivarāja as the name of several men and as another name for Śivājī, whom it calls a well-known Marāṭhā king: Chhatrapati Shivaji, crowned at Raigad in 1674. Name lists give Shivraj as "Lord Shiva" or a royal title linked to Shiva. The politician Shivraj Singh Chouhan, a former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, is a well-known bearer.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1075 · entry śiva-rāja · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, śiva-rāja, p. 1075 · Monier-Williams, śivajī, p. 1074 · Wikipedia, Shivaji · Wikipedia, Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Famous namesakes
- Shivaji, Maratha king (also called Shivraj)
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Indian politician
Spellings
Shivraj · Shivaraj · Shivraaj