The baby name Nageshwaran is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /nəˈɡeʃwərən/ (nuh-GESH-wuh-run).
Nageshwaran is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Nageshwaran is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /nəˈɡeʃwərən/ (nuh-GESH-wuh-run).
Nageshwaran is Sanskrit in Origin.
Derived from Sanskrit Nāgeśvara (nāga “serpent” + īśvara “lord”), Nageshwaran is a Tamil-adapted male given name meaning “Lord of Serpents,” a title of Shiva. The -an ending marks a masculine honorific in Tamil; the name appears widely in Tamil Nadu, among Sri Lankan Tamils, and across the South Asian diaspora in Malaysia and Singapore. Reverence for serpent deities and Shiva’s dominion over nāgas underlies its appeal; temples such as the Nageshwar/Nāgeśvara Jyotirlinga reinforce devotional usage.
Variants include Nageshvara, Nageshwara, Nageshwar, Nageswaran, Naageshwaran, and the clipped Nagesh; related forms are Nagendra and the feminine Nageshwari/Nageswari. In Devanagari it is नागेश्वर (Nageshwar) and in Tamil நாகேஸ்வரன் (Nāgesvaran). The name conveys protection, potency, and renewal, themes associated with serpents in South Asian symbolism. It functions both as a personal name and, in Tamil patronymic tradition, as a hereditary middle or surname.
Nageshwaran is seldom given. We count 28 recorded uses of it across 7 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #735 | 5 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,174 | 9 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Nageshwaran is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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