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शिव

“dear, intimate, friendly”

शिव (śivá) is a masculine given name from Proto-Indo-European, meaning “dear, intimate, friendly.” It is used in Hindi and Sanskrit.

Hindi and SanskritWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Shiva.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

शिव means “dear, intimate, friendly.”

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Where it comes from

शिव comes from Proto-Indo-European.

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शिव’s family of names

शिव has a later derivative in Shiv. In Hindi usage, शिव has a conventional equivalent in the English form Shiva.

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शिव has relatives in 3 languages.

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