71%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali Scripts शिव(Sanskrit, Nepali) శివ(Telugu) சிவா(Tamil) ಶಿವ(Kannada) ശിവ(Malayalam) Pronounced Pron. SHEE-və(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Derived from Sanskrit शिव (shiva) meaning "benign, kind, auspicious". Shiva is the Hindu god of destruction and restoration, the husband of the mother goddess Parvati. His aspect is usually terrifying, but it can also be gentle. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsSiva(Telugu) Siva(Tamil) Siva(Kannada) Siva(Malayalam) Other Languages & CulturesShib, Sib(Bengali) Shiv(Hindi) Shiv(Marathi) Shiv(Punjabi) Same SpellingShiva 2 People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class natural strong refined strange simple serious nerdy Images Shiva with Parvati (c. 1800) Categories ascetics, Dark Souls characters, Final Fantasy characters, Fire Emblem characters, fortune, gods, Hinduism, isograms, kindness, Megami Tensei characters, Phantasy Star characters, triads, virtues