Boy, also used for girls · Punjabi · Sikh
Inderpal
ਇੰਦਰਪਾਲSay it IN-der-paal
- Meaning today
- Protector of Indra
- Original meaning
- "inder, Indra or the Lord, joined with pāl, protector" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- IN-der-paal
- Written
- ਇੰਦਰਪਾਲ
- Other spellings
- Inderpaal
Inderpal
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Inderpal meaning
Inderpal (ਇੰਦਰਪਾਲ) is a Sikh boy's name of Punjabi origin, also used for girls.
Inder, Indra or the Lord, joined with pāl, protector
Also used to mean: protector of Indra
Inderpal (ਇੰਦਰਪਾਲ) joins inder, the Punjabi form of Indra, with pāl, a protector. The Mahan Kosh gives ਇੰਦ੍ਰ several senses: a king, the Lord of the world, Indra the king of the gods, and, as an adjective, supreme or best. Pāl comes from a Sanskrit root meaning to nourish and protect. Name lists usually render Inderpal as "protector of Indra"; in Sikh use, where inder often stands for the Lord, it is read as the Lord who protects. It is chiefly a boys' name.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਇੰਦ੍ਰ (searched as ਇੰਦਰ) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਇੰਦ੍ਰ (srigranth.org) · Mahan Kosh, ਪਾਲ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 8
How the name is built
- Inder ਇੰਦ੍ਰ: king; the Lord of the world; Indra; as an adjective, supreme, best
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 8 - Pal ਪਾਲ: sustainer, nurturer, protector (Sanskrit root pāl, to protect)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 81
Spellings
Inderpal · Inderpaal