SikhBoy or girlPunjabi
Harinder: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“God, the lord”
ہریندر
ਹਰਿੰਦਰ
What Harinder means
Harinder (ہریندر, Punjabi ਹਰਿੰਦਰ) is a Sikh name for boys and girls that means “God, the lord”. Source: Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha, Mahan Kosh, ਹਰਿ; Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, indra.
Harinder at a glance
- Meaning
- God, the lord
- Gender
- Boy or girl
- Origin
- Punjabi
- Faith
- Sikh
- Say it
- har-in-der
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 8
- First letter
- H · ہ
Meaning of Harinder
- In English
- God, the lord
- اردو میں معنی
- رب، سردار
Origin and history of Harinder
Har (Hari, God, as in Gurbani) + -inder (Indra, lord of the gods, hence "lord, chief"; Sanskrit indra).
Base wordSanskrit hari + indra
How to say and write Harinder
- Say it
- har-in-der3 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Harinder
- Urdu
- ہریندر
- Original script
- ਹਰਿੰਦਰ
Sibling names for Harinder
Sikh names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Harinder.
Names from the same root as Harinder
Sanskrit hari + indra
Names like Harinder
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- Amritpalامرتپالnectar of immortality; protectorBoy or girlPunjabi
- Amritpreetامرتپریتnectar of immortality; loveBoy or girlPunjabi
- Anhadانہدunstruck; the boundless celestial soundBoy or girlPunjabi
- Arshdeepعرشدیپlamp of heavenBoy or girlPunjabi
- Arshpreetعرشپریتlove of heavenBoy or girlPunjabi
- Avtarاوتارdescent; incarnationBoy or girlSanskrit
Names that sound like Harinder
Questions about the name Harinder
What does the name Harinder mean?
Harinder means “God, the lord”. In Urdu: رب، سردار. Source: Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha, Mahan Kosh (1930); Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Harinder a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Harinder is a name for boys and girls.
Is Harinder a Sikh name?
Yes. Harinder is used by Sikh families. It is of Punjabi origin. Har (Hari, God, as in Gurbani) + -inder (Indra, lord of the gods, hence "lord, chief"; Sanskrit indra).
How do you pronounce Harinder?
Say it “har-in-der”: 3 syllables.
How do you write Harinder in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Harinder is written ہریندر. In its original script: ਹਰਿੰਦਰ.
Is the meaning of Harinder 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.