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Sivabalan
சிவபாலன்Say it SI-va-baa-lun
- Meaning
- Child of Shiva, that is, Murugan Tamil Lexicon, p. 2629
- Say it
- SI-va-baa-lun
- Written
- சிவபாலன்
- Other spellings
- Sivapalan, Shivabalan
Sivabalan
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Sivabalan meaning
Sivabalan (சிவபாலன்) is a Tamil and Hindu boy's name.
Child of Shiva, that is, Murugan
Sivabalan (சிவபாலன்) means 'child of Shiva', a way of naming Murugan, the youngest son of Shiva and Parvati. It joins Śiva with pālaṉ, the Tamil form of Sanskrit bāla, which Monier-Williams gives as young or a child, especially a little boy; the Tamil Lexicon traces pālaṉ to bāla and gives the related pālakaṉ as an infant or son. Murugan is above all a god of youth, and many of his Tamil names stress the boy-god, as Bala Murugan does. In Sri Lanka the name is often spelt Sivapalan, reflecting Tamil spelling.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 2629 · entry pālaṉ (பாலன்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, pālaṉ (பாலன்), p. 2629 · Tamil Lexicon, pālakaṉ (பாலகன்), p. 2628 · Monier-Williams, bāla, p. 728 · Monier-Williams, śiva, p. 1074 · Wikipedia, Sivapalan
How the name is built
- Siva சிவ: Shiva
Monier-Williams 1074 · Tamil Lexicon 1447 - Balan பாலன்: child, boy
Tamil Lexicon 2629 · Monier-Williams 728
Spellings
Sivabalan · Sivapalan · Shivabalan