Given name · Tamil
சிவம்
சிவம் (civam) is a masculine given name from Old Tamil, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian. It is used in Tamil.
TamilWritten in Tamil script.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
சிவம் comes from Old Tamil, and ultimately from Proto-Dravidian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Tamil -𑀅𑀫𑁆, from Proto-Dravidian *-am, built from Sanskrit शिव + Tamil -அம்.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
சிவம்’s family of names
In Tamil usage, சிவம் shares an earlier linguistic root with சிவன்.
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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