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Shivshankar
शिवशंकरSay it shiv-SHUN-kur
- Meaning today
- Lord Shiva
- Original meaning
- "Śiva the beneficent (śiva + śaṃkara, a name of Śiva)" Monier-Williams, p. 1054
- Say it
- shiv-SHUN-kur
- Written
- शिवशंकर
- Other spellings
- Shivashankar, Sivasankar, Shiv Shankar
Shivshankar
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Shivshankar meaning
Shivshankar (शिवशंकर) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Śiva the beneficent (śiva + śaṃkara, a name of Śiva)
Also used to mean: Lord Shiva
Shivshankar (शिवशंकर) doubles up two of Śiva's best-known names. Śiva means auspicious or kind, and śaṃkara, from śam, "welfare", and kara, "making", means one who brings prosperity or blessing; Monier-Williams gives Śaṃkara as a name of Rudra or Śiva. Name lists simply give "Lord Shiva". The combination is old and is used across India, written Shivashankar or Sivasankar in the south. The diplomat Shivshankar Menon, India's National Security Adviser from 2010 to 2014, carries the name.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Shiva.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1054 · entry śaṃkara · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, śaṃkara, p. 1054 · Monier-Williams, śiva, p. 1074 · Wikipedia, Shivshankar Menon
Famous namesakes
- Shivshankar Menon, former National Security Adviser of India
Spellings
Shivshankar · Shivashankar · Sivasankar · Shiv Shankar