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Veerabhadra
वीरभद्रSay it veer-uh-BHUD-ruh
- Meaning today
- Brave and auspicious, Lord Shiva
- Original meaning
- "a distinguished hero; a fierce form of Śiva" Monier-Williams, p. 1006
- Say it
- veer-uh-BHUD-ruh
- Written
- वीरभद्र
- Other spellings
- Virabhadra, Veerabhadrappa, Veerabhadram
- First sound
- वी · Vrishabh rashi
Veerabhadra
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Veerabhadra meaning
Veerabhadra (वीरभद्र) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin (Kannada and Telugu usage). By its first sound, वी, it is a Vrishabh rashi name (Rohini nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
A distinguished hero; a fierce form of Śiva
Also used to mean: brave and auspicious, Lord Shiva
Veerabhadra (वीरभद्र) joins vīra, "hero", with bhadra, "auspicious, excellent". Monier-Williams gives the compound as a distinguished hero and as a fierce form of Shiva, created from Shiva's anger to wreck the sacrifice of Daksha after Sati's death. Veerabhadra is widely worshipped in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, notably at Lepakshi, and Lingayat families honour him as a guardian deity. Name lists translate the name as "brave and auspicious", which matches its parts.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Shiva.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1006 · entry vīra-bhadra · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, vīra-bhadra, p. 1006 · Wikipedia, Virabhadra
Fits your syllable
First sound वी
Rohini nakshatra, pada 3 · Vrishabh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Veerabhadra · Virabhadra · Veerabhadrappa · Veerabhadram