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Umapati
उमापतिSay it oo-MAA-puh-tee
- Meaning today
- Lord of Uma, Lord Shiva
- Original meaning
- "husband of Umā, an epithet of Shiva" Monier-Williams, p. 217
- Say it
- oo-MAA-puh-tee
- Written
- उमापति
- Other spellings
- Umapathi, Umapathy
- First sound
- उ · Vrishabh rashi
Umapati
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Umapati meaning
Umapati (उमापति) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, उ, it is a Vrishabh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Husband of Umā, an epithet of Shiva
Also used to mean: lord of Uma, Lord Shiva
Umapati (उमापति) is the Sanskrit umāpati, "husband" or "lord of Umā". Umā is Pārvatī, daughter of the mountain Himavat, and pati means lord or husband, so the name is one of the oldest epithets of Śiva; Monier-Williams cites it from the Taittirīya Āraṇyaka and the Mahābhārata. Name lists give "lord of Uma" or "Lord Shiva", which matches. Historical bearers include Umāpatidhara, a twelfth-century poet at the Sena court of Bengal, and Umapathi Sivacharya, a Tamil Śaiva teacher. In South India the name is usually spelled Umapathi.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Shiva.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 217 · entry umā-pati · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, umā-pati and umā-nātha, p. 217 · Wikipedia, Umapati Dhara · Wikipedia, Umapathi Shivachariyar
Famous namesakes
- Umapati Dhara, 12th-century Bengali court poet
- Umapathi Sivacharya, Tamil Shaiva teacher
Fits your syllable
First sound उ
Krittika nakshatra, pada 3 · Vrishabh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Umapati · Umapathi · Umapathy