Unisex · Punjabi · Sikh
Maninder
ਮਨਿੰਦਰSay it mun-IN-der
- Meaning
- Man, the mind, with inder, Indra, 'chief, supreme' Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- mun-IN-der
- Written
- ਮਨਿੰਦਰ
- Other spellings
- Manindar
Maninder
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Maninder meaning
Maninder (ਮਨਿੰਦਰ) is a Sikh unisex name of Punjabi origin, used for both girls and boys.
Man, the mind, with inder, Indra, 'chief, supreme'
Maninder (ਮਨਿੰਦਰ) joins man, the mind or heart, with inder, the Punjabi form of Indra. The Mahan Kosh gives ਇੰਦ੍ਰ as a king, the Lord of the world and, as an adjective, supreme or best, and this is the ending of many Punjabi names such as Surinder and Tejinder. Read together, Maninder is the lord or master of the mind, the meaning most name lists give. A few read the first part as mani, a jewel, instead. It is used mostly for boys, though girls also bear it as Maninder Kaur.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਇੰਦ੍ਰ (searched as ਇੰਦਰ) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਮਨ (srigranth.org) · Mahan Kosh, ਇੰਦ੍ਰ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 8
How the name is built
- Man ਮਨ: mind, inner faculty; heart
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 82 - Inder ਇੰਦ੍ਰ: king; the Lord of the world; Indra; as an adjective, supreme, best
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 8
Spellings
Maninder · Manindar