Unisex · Punjabi (from Sanskrit) · Sikh
Parminder
ਪਰਮਿੰਦਰSay it PUR-min-der
- Meaning today
- Supreme god, lord of the highest
- Original meaning
- "param (highest, supreme) joined with inder (Indra; 'chief' in compounds)" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- PUR-min-der
- Written
- ਪਰਮਿੰਦਰ
- Other spellings
- Paraminder
Parminder
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Parminder meaning
Parminder (ਪਰਮਿੰਦਰ) is a Sikh unisex name of Punjabi origin (from Sanskrit), used for both girls and boys.
Param (highest, supreme) joined with inder (Indra; 'chief' in compounds)
Also used to mean: supreme god, lord of the highest
Parminder (ਪਰਮਿੰਦਰ) is a Punjabi name built like the many Sanskrit compounds ending in -indra. Param means highest or supreme, and the Mahan Kosh also lists it as a name of the Creator; the word occurs in the Guru Granth Sahib at Ang 10. Inder is Indra, king of the gods, and Monier-Williams notes that -indra at the end of a compound means "chief" or "best". Read this way, Parminder is "the supreme lord" or "the highest chief", close to the "supreme god" that name lists give. It is used for both boys and girls in Sikh families. The British actress Parminder Nagra is a well-known bearer.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਪਰਮ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਪਰਮ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 10 · Monier-Williams, indra, p. 166 · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 8 · Wikipedia, Parminder Nagra
Famous namesakes
- Parminder Nagra, British actress
How the name is built
- Param ਪਰਮ: highest, chief; the Creator
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 10 - Inder ਇੰਦ੍ਰ / ਇੰਦਰ: Indra, king of the gods; at the end of a compound, 'chief, best'
Monier-Williams 166 · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 8
Spellings
Parminder · Paraminder