SikhBoy or girlPunjabi
Tejinder: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“lord of radiance”
تیجندر
ਤੇਜਿੰਦਰ
What Tejinder means
Tejinder (تیجندر, Punjabi ਤੇਜਿੰਦਰ) is a Sikh name for boys and girls that means “lord of radiance”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, tejas; Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, indra.
Tejinder at a glance
- Meaning
- lord of radiance
- Gender
- Boy or girl
- Origin
- Punjabi
- Faith
- Sikh
- Say it
- tej-in-der
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 8
- First letter
- T · ت
Meaning of Tejinder
- In English
- lord of radiance
- اردو میں معنی
- جلال کا سردار
Origin and history of Tejinder
Tej (radiance, splendour; Sanskrit tejas) + -inder (Indra, lord of the gods, hence "lord, chief"; Sanskrit indra).
Base wordSanskrit tejas + indra
How to say and write Tejinder
- Say it
- tej-in-der3 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Tejinder
- Urdu
- تیجندر
- Original script
- ਤੇਜਿੰਦਰ
- Other spellings
- Tajinder
Sibling names for Tejinder
Sikh names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Tejinder.
Names like Tejinder
- Amandeepامندیپlamp of peaceBoy or girlPunjabi
- Amanjotامنجوتlight of peaceBoy or girlPunjabi
- Amardeepامردیپeternal lampBoy or girlPunjabi
- Amarinderامریندرeternal lordBoy or girlPunjabi
- Amarjotامرجوتeternal lightBoy or girlPunjabi
- Amritjotامرتجوتnectar of immortality; lightBoy or girlPunjabi
- Arshdeepعرشدیپlamp of heavenBoy or girlPunjabi
- Balwinderبلوندرmighty lordBoy or girlPunjabi
- Bhupinderبھپندرking of kingsBoy or girlPunjabi
- Davinderدویندرlord of the godsBoy or girlPunjabi
Names that sound like Tejinder
Questions about the name Tejinder
What does the name Tejinder mean?
Tejinder means “lord of radiance”. In Urdu: جلال کا سردار. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899); Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Tejinder a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Tejinder is a name for boys and girls.
Is Tejinder a Sikh name?
Yes. Tejinder is used by Sikh families. It is of Punjabi origin. Tej (radiance, splendour; Sanskrit tejas) + -inder (Indra, lord of the gods, hence "lord, chief"; Sanskrit indra).
How do you pronounce Tejinder?
Say it “tej-in-der”: 3 syllables.
How do you write Tejinder in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Tejinder is written تیجندر. In its original script: ਤੇਜਿੰਦਰ.
What are other spellings of Tejinder?
Tejinder is also spelled Tajinder.
Is the meaning of Tejinder 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.