HinduBoySanskrit
Harihar: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“Vishnu and Shiva united in one form”
ہری ہر
हरिहर
What Harihar means
Harihar (ہری ہر, Sanskrit हरिहर) is a Hindu boy’s name that means “Vishnu and Shiva united in one form”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, harihara.
Harihar at a glance
- Meaning
- Vishnu and Shiva united in one form
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- ha-ri-har
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 7
- First letter
- H · ہ
Meaning of Harihar
- In English
- Vishnu and Shiva united in one form
- اردو میں معنی
- وشنو اور شیو ایک روپ میں
Origin and history of Harihar
Sanskrit harihara, Vishnu and Shiva united in one form.
Base wordSanskrit harihara
How to say and write Harihar
- Say it
- ha-ri-har3 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Harihar
- Urdu
- ہری ہر
- Original script
- हरिहर
- Other spellings
- Harihara
- Themes
- Faith
Sibling names for Harihar
Hindu girl names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Harihar.
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- Archanaارچناworship; honouringGirlSanskrit
- Architaارچتاworshipped; honouredGirlSanskrit
Names like Harihar
- Abhishekابھیشیکanointing; consecration; ritual bathingBoySanskrit
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- Ashishآشیشblessing; prayer; wishBoySanskrit
Names that sound like Harihar
Questions about the name Harihar
What does the name Harihar mean?
Harihar means “Vishnu and Shiva united in one form”. In Urdu: وشنو اور شیو ایک روپ میں. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Harihar a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Harihar is a boy’s name.
Is Harihar a Hindu name?
Yes. Harihar is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit harihara, Vishnu and Shiva united in one form.
How do you pronounce Harihar?
Say it “ha-ri-har”: 3 syllables.
How do you write Harihar in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Harihar is written ہری ہر. In its original script: हरिहर.
What are other spellings of Harihar?
Harihar is also spelled Harihara.
Is the meaning of Harihar verified?
Classical source identified (draft). Our editors matched the name to an entry in the classical dictionary cited below. No named reviewer has checked it against the printed page yet. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.