51%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Sanskrit Scripts महावीर(Sanskrit) Meaning & History Means "great hero" in Sanskrit, from महा (mahā) meaning "great" and वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man". Mahavira (or Mahāvīra) was the 6th-century BC founder of Jainism. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsmahā + vīraOther Languages & CulturesMahavir(Hindi) Categories ascetics, courage, greatness
