Somdev

Somdev meaning

Somdev (सोमदेव) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, सो, it is a Kumbh rashi name (Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra) in the North Indian table.

The god of the moon; name of the author of the Kathāsaritsāgara

Also used to mean: moon god, lord of the moon

Somdev (सोमदेव) is the modern form of Sanskrit Somadeva, from soma, "the moon", and deva, "god". Monier-Williams gives it as the god of the moon, citing the Ramayana, and as the name of Somadeva Bhaṭṭa, the Kashmiri poet of the 11th century who wrote the Kathāsaritsāgara, "ocean of the streams of story", one of the great collections of Indian tales. Name lists give Somdev as "moon god" or "lord of the moon", matching the dictionary. A well-known modern bearer is the tennis player Somdev Devvarman.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1250 · entry soma-deva · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, soma-deva, p. 1250 · Wikipedia, Somdev Devvarman

Famous namesakes

• Somadeva, 11th-century Kashmiri author of the Kathasaritsagara
• Somdev Devvarman, Indian tennis player

Fits your syllable

First sound सो

Purva Bhadrapada nakshatra, pada 2 · Kumbh rashi

North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Somdev · Somadev · Somadeva

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