name
Indian
Religious
Mahadevaiah
mah-hah-de-VY-yah
/mɑːhɑːdeɪˈvaɪjɑː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
mahadevaiya
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Kannada/Sanskrit (Karnataka, India)
- Meaning
- Servant of the great god (Mahadeva = Shiva)
- Gender
- male
Pronunciation tips
Five syllables. The '-aiah' suffix (/vaɪjɑː/) is a Kannada and Telugu honorific signaling devotion to Shiva. Common in rural Karnataka.
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