SikhBoy or girlPunjabi
Joginder: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“lord of yogis; master of spiritual discipline”
جوگندر
ਜੋਗਿੰਦਰ
What Joginder means
Joginder (جوگندر, Punjabi ਜੋਗਿੰਦਰ) is a Sikh name for boys and girls that means “lord of yogis; master of spiritual discipline”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, yoga; Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, indra.
Joginder at a glance
- Meaning
- lord of yogis; master of spiritual discipline
- Gender
- Boy or girl
- Origin
- Punjabi
- Faith
- Sikh
- Say it
- jo-gin-der
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 8
- First letter
- J · ج
Meaning of Joginder
- In English
- lord of yogis; master of spiritual discipline
- اردو میں معنی
- جوگیوں کا سردار
Origin and history of Joginder
Jog (yoga, spiritual discipline; Sanskrit yoga) + -inder (Indra, lord of the gods, hence "lord, chief"; Sanskrit indra).
Base wordSanskrit yoga + indra
How to say and write Joginder
- Say it
- jo-gin-der3 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Joginder
- Urdu
- جوگندر
- Original script
- ਜੋਗਿੰਦਰ
- Known bearer
- Subedar Joginder Singh, Param Vir Chakra recipient (1962)
- Themes
- Royalty
Sibling names for Joginder
Sikh names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Joginder.
Names like Joginder
- Amarinderامریندرeternal lordBoy or girlPunjabi
- Balwinderبلوندرmighty lordBoy or girlPunjabi
- Bhupinderبھپندرking of kingsBoy or girlPunjabi
- Davinderدویندرlord of the godsBoy or girlPunjabi
- Dharminderدھرمیندرlord of righteousnessBoy or girlPunjabi
- Gurinderگریندرthe Guru as lordBoy or girlPunjabi
- Gurwinderگروندرlord of the Guru; the Guru as lordBoy or girlPunjabi
- HarinderہریندرGod, the lordBoy or girlPunjabi
- HarwinderہروندرGod, the lordBoy or girlPunjabi
- Inderbirاندربیرlord (Indra); warriorBoy or girlPunjabi
Questions about the name Joginder
What does the name Joginder mean?
Joginder means “lord of yogis; master of spiritual discipline”. In Urdu: جوگیوں کا سردار. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899); Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Joginder a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Joginder is a name for boys and girls.
Is Joginder a Sikh name?
Yes. Joginder is used by Sikh families. It is of Punjabi origin. Jog (yoga, spiritual discipline; Sanskrit yoga) + -inder (Indra, lord of the gods, hence "lord, chief"; Sanskrit indra).
How do you pronounce Joginder?
Say it “jo-gin-der”: 3 syllables.
How do you write Joginder in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Joginder is written جوگندر. In its original script: ਜੋਗਿੰਦਰ.
Who is a famous person named Joginder?
Subedar Joginder Singh, Param Vir Chakra recipient (1962)
Is the meaning of Joginder 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.