SikhBoy or girlPunjabi
Mohinder: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“the great lord”
مہندر
ਮਹਿੰਦਰ
What Mohinder means
Mohinder (مہندر, Punjabi ਮਹਿੰਦਰ) is a Sikh name for boys and girls that means “the great lord”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, mahendra; Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, indra.
Mohinder at a glance
- Meaning
- the great lord
- Gender
- Boy or girl
- Origin
- Punjabi
- Faith
- Sikh
- Say it
- mo-hin-der
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 8
- First letter
- M · م
Meaning of Mohinder
- In English
- the great lord
- اردو میں معنی
- عظیم سردار
Origin and history of Mohinder
Mah- (great; Sanskrit mahā) + -inder (Indra, lord of the gods, hence "lord, chief"; Sanskrit indra). The Punjabi form of Sanskrit mahendra, "great Indra".
Base wordSanskrit mahendra
How to say and write Mohinder
- Say it
- mo-hin-der3 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Mohinder
- Urdu
- مہندر
- Original script
- ਮਹਿੰਦਰ
- Other spellings
- Mahinder · Mohindar
- Themes
- Royalty
Sibling names for Mohinder
Sikh names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Mohinder.
Names from the same root as Mohinder
Sanskrit mahendra
Names like Mohinder
- 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
Names that sound like Mohinder
Questions about the name Mohinder
What does the name Mohinder mean?
Mohinder means “the great lord”. In Urdu: عظیم سردار. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899); Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Mohinder a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Mohinder is a name for boys and girls.
Is Mohinder a Sikh name?
Yes. Mohinder is used by Sikh families. It is of Punjabi origin. Mah- (great; Sanskrit mahā) + -inder (Indra, lord of the gods, hence "lord, chief"; Sanskrit indra). The Punjabi form of Sanskrit mahendra, "great Indra".
How do you pronounce Mohinder?
Say it “mo-hin-der”: 3 syllables.
How do you write Mohinder in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Mohinder is written مہندر. In its original script: ਮਹਿੰਦਰ.
What are other spellings of Mohinder?
Mohinder is also spelled Mahinder, Mohindar.
Is the meaning of Mohinder 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.