Mahadev
Mahadev means Great god, Lord Shiva.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Marathi |
| Language | Marathi |
| Starts with | M |
Traditional associations
In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule. Traditional rashi (by first letter, as commonly listed in this corpus) — not a personalized astrological reading, and not the same as the traditional first-syllable (akshara) method some families use.
- Rashi: Simha
- Nakshatra: Magha
- More names starting with M
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Great god, Lord Shiva”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Kabir — Meanings families give: Great, powerful; Great, powerful and the all-mighty divine; Great, the Almighty
- 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
- Mahi — Meanings families give: The earth; river Mahi in Gujarat; Earth, the great; Earth, great, river
- Virat — Meanings families give: Vast, powerful; Enormous, vast, great
- Viraj — Meanings families give: Splendour, resplendent; Resplendent, shining with great beauty and light; Splendour, to shine; Splendour, to shine, king
- Vikram — Meanings families give: Valor, brave stride and bold courageous steps; Brave, valorous, one step; Valor, prowess, brave step; Valor, bravery; one of great courage; Brave step, valour, courage
More boys' names of Sanskrit-Marathi origin
- Harshad — One who gives joy, delightful
- Avinash — Indestructible, imperishable
- Dilip — King of the earth, protector
- Shrikant — Beloved of Lakshmi, Lord Vishnu
- Ramchandra — Lord Rama, gentle as the moon
- Dattatreya — Son of Atri, combined form of Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva
Other names under Simha rashi
- Lavanya — beauty, loveliness
- Krishna — (with or without ) the dark half of the lunar month from full to new moon
- Surya — the wife of the god
- Lakshay — Target, aim, goal
- Harshil — Joyful, happy
- Misha — Sweet like nectar, joyful
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Simha names.
Where this comes from
Mahadev 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.