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Bhupendra
भूपेन्द्रSay it bhoo-PEN-druh
- Meaning today
- King of the earth, lord of the earth
- Original meaning
- "chief of kings (bhūpa, king + indra, chief)" Monier-Williams, p. 761
- Say it
- bhoo-PEN-druh
- Written
- भूपेन्द्र
- Other spellings
- Bhupinder, Bhupender
- First sound
- भू · Dhanu rashi
Bhupendra
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Bhupendra meaning
Bhupendra (भूपेन्द्र) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, भू, it is a Dhanu rashi name (Purva Ashadha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Chief of kings (bhūpa, king + indra, chief)
Also used to mean: king of the earth, lord of the earth
Bhupendra (भूपेन्द्र) is a compound of two Sanskrit words, bhūpa and indra. Monier-Williams gives bhūpa as "a king", literally "earth-protector", from bhū, "earth", and pa, "protecting", and notes that indra at the end of a compound means "best" or "chief" of its kind. So the name means "chief of kings". The compound itself is not a headword in the dictionary, but it follows the same pattern as names such as Narendra and Surendra. Name lists usually give Bhupendra as "king of the earth" or "lord of the earth", reading it as bhū plus Indra, the king of the gods. That is close in spirit, but the p in the name shows that it is built on bhūpa, "king". The Punjabi form is Bhupinder.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 761 · entry bhūpa · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, bhūpa, p. 761 · Monier-Williams, indra, p. 166
Fits your syllable
First sound भू
Purva Ashadha nakshatra, pada 1 · Dhanu rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Bhupendra · Bhupinder · Bhupender