Sivan
Sivan means Shiva, the auspicious god.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Malayalam |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Starts with | S |
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: Vrischik
- Nakshatra: Anuradha
- More names starting with S
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Shiva, the auspicious god”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Shreya — Meanings families give: Auspicious, fortunate; Auspicious, fortunate, excellent; Auspicious, best; one who brings good fortune; Auspicious, better, fortunate; Auspicious, fortunate, prosperity; Beautiful, auspicious, fortunate
- Shiv — n. auspicious, propitious, gracious, favourable, benign, kind, benevolent, friendly, dear ( ind. kindly, tenderly)
- Saanvika — Goddess Lakshmi, auspicious and divine
- Shivam — Meanings families give: Auspicious, good and embodying the grace of Shiva; Auspicious, Lord Shiva
- Subhadra — n. (-) very glorious or splendid or auspicious or fortunate
- Riddhi — Meanings families give: Prosperity, good fortune; Prosperity, fortune; Prosperity, wealth and auspicious good fortune; Prosperity, good fortune, success
More boys' names of Sanskrit-Malayalam origin
Other names under Vrischik rashi
- Neha — Meanings families give: Rain, love, affection; Love, affection, dew
- Neel — Meanings families give: Blue, sapphire; Blue, sapphire colored like the sky and ocean; Blue, sapphire; Lord Vishnu; Blue, like the sky
- Naman — Meanings families give: Salutation, bowing in reverence and respect; Salutation, bowing in respect; Salutation, bow
- Nikhil — n. complete, all
- Anusha — Star, following, after dawn
- Krisha — Meanings families give: Divine, enchanting; Feminine form of Krishna; divine
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Vrischik names.
Where this comes from
Sivan 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.