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Umashankar
उमाशंकरSay it oo-maa-SHUN-kur
- Meaning today
- Uma and Shankar, Lord Shiva
- Original meaning
- "Umā and Śaṅkara: Parvati and Shiva together" Monier-Williams, p. 1054
- Say it
- oo-maa-SHUN-kur
- Written
- उमाशंकर
- Other spellings
- Uma Shankar, Umashanker
- First sound
- उ · Vrishabh rashi
Umashankar
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Umashankar meaning
Umashankar (उमाशंकर) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin (compound). By its first sound, उ, it is a Vrishabh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Umā and Śaṅkara: Parvati and Shiva together
Also used to mean: Uma and Shankar, Lord Shiva
Umashankar (उमाशंकर) joins the names of the divine couple: Umā, a name of Pārvatī, and Śaṅkara, "the auspicious one", a name of Śiva that Monier-Williams also gives as an adjective meaning "causing prosperity, beneficent". The name can be read as "Umā and Śaṅkara" together or as "Śaṅkara, the lord of Umā", and name lists give it both ways. The compound itself is not an entry in the Sanskrit dictionaries, so it rests on its two well-documented parts. It is carried by the Gujarati poet Umashankar Joshi, winner of the Jnanpith Award.
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, umā, p. 217 · Monier-Williams, śaṃkara, p. 1054 · Wikipedia, Umashankar Joshi
Famous namesakes
- Umashankar Joshi, Gujarati poet
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
Umashankar · Uma Shankar · Umashanker