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Harendra
हरेन्द्रSay it huh-RAYN-dra
Harendra meaning
Harendra (हरेन्द्र) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Meaning today
Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva
In the dictionaries
We haven't confirmed a dictionary meaning for the name itself. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Harendra (हरेन्द्र) is a traditional North Indian name. Name lists explain it as "Lord Vishnu" or "Lord Shiva". The spelling points to Sanskrit hara, "seizer, destroyer", a name of Shiva, joined to indra, which at the end of a compound means chief or best; hari plus indra would instead give harīndra. Neither compound is recorded in Monier-Williams, so the name's meaning is built from its parts. Families who read it as a Vishnu name are following the more familiar word Hari.
References: Monier-Williams, hara, p. 1289 · Monier-Williams, indra, p. 166
Fits your syllable
First sound ह
Punarvasu nakshatra, pada 3 · Mithun rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is हा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Harendra · Harender