Srinivas

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 Pradesh. Srinivas is a modernized version of the original Sanskrit/Hindu name Srinivasa. The name Srinivas is also kept for new houses.