Sugriva

In the epics

Sugriva appears in the Rāmāyaṇa as a king: King of the apes, golden brown in complexion; introduced to Rama by Hanuman at Pampa and became his ally.

Source: Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0). Many characters share a name across the epics — this is one notable figure who bore it, not a claim about the name's only meaning.

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Beautiful-necked”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Veeramanikandan — Brave jewel-necked one
• 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
• Priyanka — Meanings families give: Lovable, beautiful; Favourite, dear one, lovable; Lovable, dear one; Lovable, dear, beautiful; Lovable, dear one, winning heart; Loveable, charming, dear; Lovable, dear; Lovable, dear, beloved
• Divya — Meanings families give: Divine, heavenly; Divine, heavenly, brilliant; Divine, heavenly, brilliant light; Divine, brilliant, beautiful
• Navya — Meanings families give: Young, praiseworthy; Young, new, worth praising; New, fresh, worth praising; Young, beautiful, new; New, young, worthy of praise
• Naira — Meanings families give: Shining, brilliant; Glittering, beautiful eyes; Bright eyes, lustrous

More boys' names of Sanskrit origin

• Reyansh — Meanings families give: Ray of light; Ray of light, part of God Vishnu
• Aryan — Noble, of high birth
• Krish — Meanings families give: Lord Krishna; Short form of Krishna, dark, attractive
• Aarush — Meanings families give: First ray of sun; First ray of the winter sun, calm radiance
• Arnav — come from the sea
• Viaan — Meanings families give: Full of life, energy; Full of energy, lively, animated

Where this comes from

Sugriva 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.