Where is Shiva from?

My guess is...

India

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14%

Kuwait

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6%

Qatar

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6%

I'm 78% certain Shiva is Male.

According to a dataset of 2583, the average Shiva is around 16 years old.


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Learn about the name Shiva

Meaning of the name Shiva

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.

Characteristics of the name Shiva

OriginsKannada, Nepali, Tamil, Indian, Malayalam, Telugu, Hinduism
PronouncedSHEE-və(English)
GenderFeminine
Traitsnatural, strong, refined, serious, simple, mature, classic, formal, upper class, strange, nerdy

How do we know this about Shiva

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.