Shyam
Shyam (modern short form of Shyama ; from Sanskrit श्याम = dark, blue, black ) is a male given name , which occurs mainly in the Indian-speaking area . It is also rarely used as a female first name and family name .
The name goes back to an epithet of Krishna in Hinduism , which also occurs in the Krishna names and titles Shyamasundar, Ghanshyam, Radheshyama and rarely in Shyamcharana. The followers of the Bhakti traditions of Hinduism are sometimes referred to as "Shyamdas" (= "Servants of Shyama").
Name bearer
First name
- Shyam Benegal (* 1934), Indian film director
- Shyam Lal Meena (* 1965), Indian archer
- Shyam Saran (* 1946), Indian politician
- Shyam Selvadurai (* 1965), Sri Lankan-Canadian author
family name
- Bhajju Shyam (* 1971), Indian artist
See also
- Shyamal , male first name