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Vrushank
वृषांकSay it VRU-shaank
- Meaning today
- Lord shiva, a pious man
- Original meaning
- "'bull-marked', a name of Shiva; also a pious man" Monier-Williams, p. 1012
- Say it
- VRU-shaank
- Written
- वृषांक
- Other spellings
- Vrishank, Vrushanka
Vrushank
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Vrushank meaning
Vrushank (वृषांक) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin (Marathi usage).
'bull-marked', a name of Shiva; also a pious man
Also used to mean: lord shiva
Vrushank (वृषांक) is Sanskrit vṛṣāṅka, made of vṛṣa, "bull", and aṅka, "mark" or "sign". Monier-Williams records it as "bull-marked", a name of Shiva, whose emblem and mount is the bull Nandi, and also as "marked by virtue", meaning a pious man. Name lists give Vrushank as "Lord Shiva" or "a pious man", which matches the dictionary. The -ru- in the spelling is the usual Marathi way of writing the Sanskrit vowel ṛ, so Hindi speakers often write the same name Vrishank. It is a modern name used in Maharashtra.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Shiva.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1012 · entry vṛṣāṅka · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, vṛṣāṅka, p. 1012
Spellings
Vrushank · Vrishank · Vrushanka