63%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Hinduism Scripts शंकर, शङ्कर(Sanskrit) Meaning & History Derived from the Sanskrit elements शम् (sham) meaning "auspicious, lucky" and कर (kara) meaning "maker". This is another name of the Hindu god Shiva. This was also the name of a 9th-century Indian religious philosopher also known as Shankaracharya. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesSankar, Shankar(Bengali) Shankar(Hindi) Shankar(Kannada) Sankar, Shankar(Malayalam) Shankar(Marathi) Shankar(Nepali) Shankar(Tamil) Shankar(Telugu) Categories Hinduism, luck, philosophers