Lingaraj
Lingaraj means King of Linga, lord Shiva.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Kannada |
| Language | Kannada |
| Starts with | L |
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “King of Linga, lord Shiva”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Linga Murthy — Form of Shiva linga
- Siddalingaiah — Devotee of Siddha linga, Shiva
- Parth — Meanings families give: Prince, Arjuna; Arjuna, prince; Son of Pritha, another name for Arjuna the great hero; Arjuna, son of Pritha, earthly; Son of Pritha; name of Arjuna; Arjuna, one who never misses the target; Arjuna, king, prince
- Riaan — Little king, kingly, noble
- Viraj — Meanings families give: Splendour, resplendent; Resplendent, shining with great beauty and light; Splendour, to shine; Splendour, to shine, king
- Kiaan — Ancient, king
More boys' names of Kannada origin
- Puneeth — Purified, holy, sacred
- Manjunatha — Lord of the misty peaks, Shiva
- Manjunath — Lord of the misty peaks, Shiva
- Shivakumar — Son of Shiva, the young lord
- Basavaraj — King among devotees of Basavanna
- Guru — Teacher, Jupiter, spiritual guide
Where this comes from
Lingaraj has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.