Srinivas/Sreenivas/Shrinivas/Shreenivas (Sanskrit श्रीनिवास) is a common given name for males in India. The word Srinivas is combination of two Sanskrit words, Sri (श्री) and nivasa (निवास). Sri means 'radiance' or 'diffusing light'; nivasa means 'place of residence'. Srinivas is a common reference to Venkateswara, who is considered to be the source of light (as a metaphor for life) in Hindu scriptures. This is very common name in Andhra. Srinivas is a modern day Hindi-ized version of the original Sanskrit/Hindu name Srinivasa.
Srinivasan is another variant of the word Srinivas with the same meaning. The use of the word Srinivasan instead of Srinivas is a common practice (naming style) in the south Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
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