Shiva
Meaning of Shiva
Shiva is a unisex name with origins in Sanskrit and Hindi. It is pronounced as SHEE-vah (/ʃi:ˈvɑ:/) in both languages. The name Shiva also has associations with Indian (Hindi) and Persian languages, where it is pronounced as SHEE-vah (/ʃiːvə/). Variations of the name include Siva. In terms of popularity, data for newborns in the United States of America shows that Shiva has been consistently chosen for babies over the years, with varying ranks. In recent years, it has been ranked between 4,000 and 7,000 in terms of occurrence.
Pronunciation
Sanskrit,Hindi
- Pronunced as SHEE-vah (/ʃi:ˈvɑ:/)
Indian (Hindi),Persian
- Pronunced as SHEE-vah (/ʃiːvə/)
U.S. Popularity Chart
Notable People Named Shiva
| V. A. Shiva Ayyadurai is an Indian-American engineer, politician, entrepreneur, and anti-vaccine activist known for promoting conspiracy theories and pseudoscience. |
| Shiva Rajkumar is a prominent Indian actor, film producer, and television presenter known for his work in over 125 Kannada films and multiple prestigious awards. |
| Shiva Thapa is a successful Indian boxer, known for his achievements in the Olympics, Asian Games, and AIBA World Boxing Championships. |
| Shiva was a successful Japanese-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare, winning four out of ten races and later producing winning offspring. |
| Shiva Naipaul, born in Trinidad and Tobago, was a renowned Indo-Trinidadian and British novelist and journalist. |
| Shiva Keshavan is a six-time Olympian and the first Indian to compete in luge at the Winter Olympics, setting a new Asian speed record and winning a gold medal in the 2011 Asian Luge Cup. |
| Shiva Rea is a renowned Vinyasa flow yoga teacher and the founder of Prana Vinyasa Yoga, known for her expertise in yoga trance dance. |
| Shiva Nath Katju was an Indian lawyer, judge, and politician known for his contributions to the Indian National Congress and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. |
| Shiva Nazar Ahari is an Iranian human rights activist and founding member of the Committee of Human Rights Reporters, who has been imprisoned multiple times by the Iranian government. |
| Shiva Shrestha is a renowned Nepali actor, known as the "action king" of Nepali cinema, with a successful career in action films spanning several decades. |
| Shiva Vashishat is an American cricketer known for his debut with the United States national cricket team in 2015 and his previous captaincy of the U.S. under-19 side at the 2010 Under-19 World Cup. |
| Shiva Pasupati - Deshamanya Shivakumaran Pasupati is a prominent Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, President's Counsel, Solicitor General, and Attorney General. |
| Shiva Singh is an Indian cricketer representing Uttar Pradesh. |
| Shiva N'Zigou is a Gabonese former footballer known for his time as a striker with French club Saint-Nazaire AF. |
| Shiva, also known as Andrea Arrigoni, is a popular Italian singer and rapper. |
