Someshwar

Someshwar meaning

Someshwar (सोमेश्वर) 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.

Lord of Soma; a name of Kṛṣṇa; a famous liṅga of Śiva

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

Someshwar (सोमेश्वर) is Sanskrit someśvara, from soma, "the moon, the moon-god", and īśvara, "lord". Monier-Williams records it as the name of a divine being and of Krishna, of a Cālukya king and various authors, and of a celebrated liṅga of Shiva set up by Soma, the shrine also called Somanātha, where the moon god is said to have worshipped Shiva. Name lists give Someshwar as "lord of the moon" or "Lord Shiva", matching the dictionary. Among its bearers is the 12th-century Western Chalukya king Someshvara III, author of the encyclopaedic Mānasollāsa.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1251 · entry someśvara · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, someśvara, p. 1251 · Wikipedia, Someshvara III

Famous namesakes

• Someshvara III, Western Chalukya king and author of the Manasollasa

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

Someshwar · Someshvar · Someshwara

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