SikhBoy or girlPunjabi
Upinder: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“younger brother of Indra (a name of Vishnu)”
اپندر
ਉਪਿੰਦਰ
What Upinder means
Upinder (اپندر, Punjabi ਉਪਿੰਦਰ) is a Sikh name for boys and girls that means “younger brother of Indra (a name of Vishnu)”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, upendra; Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, indra.
Upinder at a glance
- Meaning
- younger brother of Indra (a name of Vishnu)
- Gender
- Boy or girl
- Origin
- Punjabi
- Faith
- Sikh
- Say it
- u-pin-der
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 7
- First letter
- U · ا
Meaning of Upinder
- In English
- younger brother of Indra (a name of Vishnu)
- اردو میں معنی
- اندر کا چھوٹا بھائی (وشنو کا نام)
Origin and history of Upinder
Up- (Sanskrit upa, near, junior) + -inder (Indra, lord of the gods, hence "lord, chief"; Sanskrit indra). The Punjabi form of Sanskrit upendra, a name of Vishnu.
Base wordSanskrit upendra
How to say and write Upinder
- Say it
- u-pin-der3 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Upinder
- Urdu
- اپندر
- Original script
- ਉਪਿੰਦਰ
- Themes
- Royalty
Sibling names for Upinder
Sikh names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Upinder.
Names from the same root as Upinder
Sanskrit upendra
Names like Upinder
- 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 Upinder
What does the name Upinder mean?
Upinder means “younger brother of Indra (a name of Vishnu)”. In Urdu: اندر کا چھوٹا بھائی (وشنو کا نام). Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899); Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Upinder a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Upinder is a name for boys and girls.
Is Upinder a Sikh name?
Yes. Upinder is used by Sikh families. It is of Punjabi origin. Up- (Sanskrit upa, near, junior) + -inder (Indra, lord of the gods, hence "lord, chief"; Sanskrit indra). The Punjabi form of Sanskrit upendra, a name of Vishnu.
How do you pronounce Upinder?
Say it “u-pin-der”: 3 syllables.
How do you write Upinder in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Upinder is written اپندر. In its original script: ਉਪਿੰਦਰ.
Is the meaning of Upinder 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.