Lord Shiva is one of the most popular Hindu gods with over 1008 different names. Many Hindu parents prefer to give their babies his name. Many of them want to name their babies with Lord Shiva’s names starting with the alphabet ‘A’.
In this article, I have tried to list all the names of Lord Shiva starting with A.
Lord Shiva Names Starting with A:
- Aalavai – The Lord who resides in Aalavai.
- Abhay – Who does not fear anything
- Abhirama – The one who is infinitely pleasing, charming, and delightful
- Achintya – Inconceivable.
- Adhi Aiyan – The Primordial Lord
- Adhi Sivan – The Primordial Shiva
- Adhydha – The invincible warrior.
- Adideva – The first and original god
- Adinath – The primordial lord
- Adipurusha – The first being, source of all creation
- Adishankar – The primordial beneficent one
- Adishakti-pati – Lord of the primal energy (Shakti)
- Adityanandan – Father of the sun gods (Adityas)
- Adiyogi – The first yogi, originator of yoga
- Adinatha Mahadeva – The original great god
- Agni-varna – Of fiery complexion
- Aghora – One of the five aspects of Shiva, dispeller of fear and darkness
- Aghoranatha – Lord of the Aghoras
- Aghoracharya – One who teaches the Aghora path
- Aghoramoorti – Embodiment in the Aghora form
- Ahirbudhnya – The serpent of the deep
- Aja – Unborn, eternal
- Ajam – Unborn
- Ajapaad – The one with goat-like feet
- Ajatashatru – One without enemies
- Akhanda – Unbroken, whole
- Akshayaguna – One whose qualities are imperishable
- Akshayalinga – The eternal Shiva linga
- Akshayamoorti – The imperishable form
- Akshobhya – Immovable
- Akul – The one who is beyond all clans or family distinctions
- Aloknath – Lord of light
- Amalesh – The pure lord without blemish
- Amaresh – The lord of the immortals
- Amarnath – The immortal lord (also the famous Himalayan shrine)
- Amogheshwara – Lord whose blessings never fail
- Amogha – Unfailing, certain in results
- Amritesh – Lord of immortality (Amrita)
- Amriteshwara – Ruler of the nectar of immortality
- Amritamurti – Embodiment of immortality
- Amritavapu – Whose body is immortal
- Anagheshwara – Stainless, sinless lord
- Anagha – Free from sin
- Anant – Infinite
- Anantadrishti – One with infinite vision
- Anantashakti – Possessor of infinite power
- Anantalinga – The infinitie linga
- Ananteshwara – Infinite lord
- Anantavikrama – Of infinite prowess
- Andhakasurasudana – The slayer of Andhakasura
- Aniruddha – Unstoppable
- Anishvara – The supreme lord without equal
- Aniket – The one who has no fixed abode
- Anjananandana – The beloved of devotees as dear as children
- Annamalai – Immovable mountain
- Annapoorneshwara – Lord of Goddess Annapoorna, giver of food and nourishment
- Anugraha-prada – Bestower of grace and blessings
- Anukampanatha – Lord of compassion
- Anukampeshwara – Embodiment of mercy
- Anupama – Incomparable
- Anveshwar – Lord sought by all seekers
- Anvaya – The connected one, source of all
- Apremeya – Beyond measure or comprehension
- Aprameya – Immeasurable
- Ardhanarishvara – The lord who is half woman (Shiva-Shakti united form)
- Ardhanarinateshvara – The lord who is half man and half woman
- Arihant – The destroyer of enemies
- Arkapriya – Beloved of the Sun
- Artheshwara – Lord of wealth and prosperity
- Ashutosh – One who is easily pleased
- Ashtamurti – One with eight forms (Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Ether, Sun, Moon, and Sacrifice)
- Ashtavikrama – One with eight powers
- Ashtottara Priya – Beloved in 108 forms of worship
- Atmalinga – The self-manifested linga
- Atmarama – Content within the self
- Atmarupa – Whose form is the soul
- Atmashiva – Shiva as the inner self
- Atulya – Incomparable
- Atmavishranta – Who rests in himself
- Avadhuta – The detached, liberated ascetic
- Avinashi – The indestructible
- Avyaya – The unchanging
- Avyaktamurti – The unmanifest form
- Ayudhapati – Master of weapons (like Trishul, Damaru)
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