The baby name Shivajee is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced shi-VAH-jee (IPA: /ʃɪˈvɑːdʒiː/).
Shivajee is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Shivajee is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced shi-VAH-jee (IPA: /ʃɪˈvɑːdʒiː/).
Shivajee is Sanskrit in Origin.
Shivajee is a masculine Indian given name, a phonetic variant of Shivaji, from Sanskrit Śiva (“auspicious, benevolent”) plus the respectful suffix -ji used in Marathi and Hindi. It can be interpreted as “revered of Shiva” or “pertaining to Shiva,” reflecting deep ties to the Hindu deity. The spelling with -ee mirrors English transliteration of the long -i in Marathi (Śivājī; Devanagari: शिवाजी).
The name is inseparable from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (1630–1680), founder of the Maratha Empire, which gives it connotations of courage, statecraft, and cultural pride, especially in Maharashtra and among the Indian diaspora. Usage today is primarily masculine and honorific in tone; it also appears in compound forms such as Shivaji Rao. Variants and related forms include Shivaji, Shiva Ji, Shivji/Shivjee, Śivājī, Shiva, Siva, and Shiv. Common nicknames are Shiv and Shivu. Feminine counterparts related to the root include Shivani.
Shivajee is a rare find. Across 8 countries, we found 43 recorded uses of it.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #800 | 7 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #988 | 14 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,138 | 6 | 22,615 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,684 | 8 | 28,008 |
Shivajee is popular in 8 countries — most recent births per country:
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