"Shiva" meaning in English

See Shiva in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Shiva
Head templates: {{proper noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. (Hinduism) Shiva is the god of destruction and transformation and one of the Trinity in Hinduism.
    Sense id: simple-Shiva-en-name-PWiNsVPc
  2. Shiva is an Indian male given name.
    Sense id: simple-Shiva-en-name-pnxhokUb
     
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