SikhBoy or girlPunjabi
Manjinder: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“heart; victorious lord (usual reading)”
منجندر
ਮਨਜਿੰਦਰ
What Manjinder means
Manjinder (منجندر, Punjabi ਮਨਜਿੰਦਰ) is a Sikh name for boys and girls that is most often explained as “heart; victorious lord (usual reading)”. Sources disagree; see below. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, manas; Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, indra.
Manjinder at a glance
- Meaning
- heart; victorious lord (usual reading)
- Gender
- Boy or girl
- Origin
- Punjabi
- Faith
- Sikh
- Say it
- man-jin-der
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 9
- First letter
- M · م
Meaning of Manjinder
- In English
- heart; victorious lord (usual reading)
- اردو میں معنی
- دل، فاتح سردار
Origin and history of Manjinder
Meaning disputed
Man (mind, heart; Sanskrit manas) + -jinder. The ending -jinder is usually explained as jit (victory; Sanskrit jita) joined to -inder (Indra, lord), but no classical dictionary records the compound, so the reading is uncertain.
Base wordSanskrit manas + jita? + indra
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
How to say and write Manjinder
- Say it
- man-jin-der3 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Manjinder
- Urdu
- منجندر
- Original script
- ਮਨਜਿੰਦਰ
Sibling names for Manjinder
Sikh names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Manjinder.
- Manleenمنلینone whose heart is absorbed (in God)GirlPunjabi
- Mannatمنتa vow; a prayer made with a promiseGirlPunjabi
- Manrajمنراجrule of the heartBoyPunjabi
- Manveerمنویرbrave of heartBoyPunjabi
- Balrajبلراجmighty rulerBoyPunjabi
- Bikramjeetبکرمجیتvictory through valourBoyPunjabi
- Butaبوٹاyoung plant; saplingBoyPunjabi
- Dilbagدلباغgarden of the heart; a joyful heartBoyPunjabi
Names like Manjinder
- Mahtabماہتابmoonlight; the moonBoy or girlPersian
- Manbirمنبیرbrave of heartBoy or girlPunjabi
- Mandeepمندیپlamp of the heartBoy or girlPunjabi
- Maninderمنیندرlord of the heartBoy or girlPunjabi
- Manjeetمنجیتconqueror of the mindBoy or girlPunjabi
- Manjotمنجوتlight of the heartBoy or girlPunjabi
- Mankiratمنکیرتpraise from the heartBoy or girlPunjabi
- Manmeetمنمیتfriend of the heart; belovedBoy or girlPunjabi
- Manpreetمنپریتlove in the heart; heart full of loveBoy or girlPunjabi
- Manroopمنروپbeauty of the heartBoy or girlPunjabi
Names that sound like Manjinder
Questions about the name Manjinder
What does the name Manjinder mean?
Manjinder means “heart; victorious lord (usual reading)”. This meaning is disputed; sources disagree. In Urdu: دل، فاتح سردار. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899); Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Manjinder a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Manjinder is a name for boys and girls.
Is Manjinder a Sikh name?
Yes. Manjinder is used by Sikh families. It is of Punjabi origin. Man (mind, heart; Sanskrit manas) + -jinder. The ending -jinder is usually explained as jit (victory; Sanskrit jita) joined to -inder (Indra, lord), but no classical dictionary records the compound, so the reading is uncertain.
How do you pronounce Manjinder?
Say it “man-jin-der”: 3 syllables.
How do you write Manjinder in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Manjinder is written منجندر. In its original script: ਮਨਜਿੰਦਰ.
Is the meaning of Manjinder verified?
Meaning disputed. The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.