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Shiv.

A male given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name
  1. A male given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.

Where this word comes from

Variant of Shiva, from Sanskrit शिव (Śivá, “the auspicious one”).

name
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Siobhan.

Where this word comes from

From Siobhan and its other anglicised spellings.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.