The baby name Ishvara is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced EESH-vuh-rah (IPA: /ˈiːʃvərə/).
The baby name Ishvara is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced EESH-vuh-rah (IPA: /ˈiːʃvərə/).
Ishvara is Hindu, Sanskrit in Origin.
Ishvara is a Sanskrit theonym and philosophical term from the verbal root īś, “to own, rule,” meaning “Lord, sovereign, Supreme Being.” It appears in the Vedas and Upanishads; in classical Hindu thought it denotes the personal God - Saguna Brahman in Vedānta; in Yoga (Patañjali) the “special puruṣa”; and an epithet for Shiva as well as Vishnu in various traditions. Related vocabulary includes aiśvarya, “lordship, prosperity.”
As a given name across India, Nepal, and the diaspora, Ishvara is chiefly masculine, though related feminines include Ishvari/Eswari; derived forms like Aishwarya share the same root. Common modern variants reflect regional scripts and transliteration: Ishwar, Ishwor (Nepali), Eshwar/Easwar, Eswaran/Eashwaran (Tamil), Ishvar/Ishver (Gujarati), Isvara, and the scholarly Īśvara. Usage spans medieval devotional poetry to contemporary families seeking a theophoric name that conveys divine sovereignty, guardianship, and mastery.
Ishvara barely registers. Our whole dataset turns up only 2 recorded uses, across 2 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
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