HinduBoySanskrit
Dinkar: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“day-maker; the sun”
دنکر
दिनकर
What Dinkar means
Dinkar (دنکر, Sanskrit दिनकर) is a Hindu boy’s name that means “day-maker; the sun”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, dinakara.
Dinkar at a glance
- Meaning
- day-maker; the sun
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- din-kar
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 6
- First letter
- D · د
Meaning of Dinkar
- In English
- day-maker; the sun
- اردو میں معنی
- دن بنانے والا، سورج
Origin and history of Dinkar
Sanskrit dinakara, day-maker, the sun.
Base wordSanskrit dinakara
How to say and write Dinkar
- Say it
- din-kar2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Dinkar
- Urdu
- دنکر
- Original script
- दिनकर
- Other spellings
- Dinakar
- Themes
- Light
Sibling names for Dinkar
Hindu girl names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Dinkar.
- DaminiدامنیlightningGirlSanskrit
- Deepaدیپاlamp; lightGirlSanskrit
- Deepaliدیپالیrow of lampsGirlSanskrit
- Deepikaدیپیکاlittle lamp; lightGirlSanskrit
- Deepshikhaدیپ شکھاflame of a lampGirlSanskrit
- Deeptiدیپتیbrightness; light; splendourGirlSanskrit
- Divyaدویاdivine; heavenly; brilliantGirlSanskrit
- Aartiآرتیthe ceremony of waving lamps before a deityGirlSanskrit
Names like Dinkar
- Adityaآدتیہson of Aditi; the sunBoySanskrit
- Agniاگنیfire; the god of fireBoySanskrit
- Alokآلوکlight; lustre; seeingBoySanskrit
- Amitabhامیتابھof boundless splendourBoySanskrit
- Anshuانشوray of light; sunbeamBoySanskrit
- Anshumanانشومانradiant; the sunBoySanskrit
- Arjunارجنwhite; bright; clearBoySanskrit
- Arunارونreddish; the dawn; the charioteer of the sunBoySanskrit
- Bhanuبھانوlight; ray; the sunBoySanskrit
- Bhaskarبھاسکرmaking light; the sunBoySanskrit
Names that sound like Dinkar
Questions about the name Dinkar
What does the name Dinkar mean?
Dinkar means “day-maker; the sun”. In Urdu: دن بنانے والا، سورج. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Dinkar a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Dinkar is a boy’s name.
Is Dinkar a Hindu name?
Yes. Dinkar is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit dinakara, day-maker, the sun.
How do you pronounce Dinkar?
Say it “din-kar”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Dinkar in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Dinkar is written دنکر. In its original script: दिनकर.
What are other spellings of Dinkar?
Dinkar is also spelled Dinakar.
Is the meaning of Dinkar verified?
Classical source identified (draft). Our editors matched the name to an entry in the classical dictionary cited below. No named reviewer has checked it against the printed page yet. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.