Save Gender Masculine Usage Hinduism Scripts सुग्रीव(Sanskrit) Pronounced Pron. /s̪uɡ.ˈɾiː.ʋɐ/(Sanskrit) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "beautiful-necked" from Sanskrit सु (su) meaning "good, well" and ग्रीवा (grīvā) meaning "neck". In the Hindu epic the Ramayana this is the name of a son of Surya.