Ravindra

Ravindra meaning

Ravindra (रवीन्द्र) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.

Name of an author; ravi 'sun' + indra 'chief': chief of suns

Also used to mean: lord of the sun

Ravindra (रवीन्द्र) joins ravi, "the sun", with indra, which at the end of a compound means "chief, best of", as in Rajendra. So the name reads "chief among suns", usually given on name lists as "lord of the sun". Monier-Williams records ravīndra as the name of an author. The Bengali form Rabindra is famous through Rabindranath Tagore, the poet and first Asian Nobel laureate; Ravinder is the Punjabi spelling and Ravindran the Tamil and Malayalam one. A modern bearer is the cricketer Ravindra Jadeja.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 869 · entry ravīndra · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, ravīndra, p. 869 · Monier-Williams, ravi, p. 869 · Monier-Williams, indra, p. 166 · Wikipedia, Rabindranath Tagore · Wikipedia, Ravindra Jadeja

Famous namesakes

• Rabindranath Tagore, poet and Nobel laureate
• Ravindra Jadeja, cricketer

Fits your syllable

First sound र

Chitra nakshatra, pada 3 · Tula rashi

This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is रा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.

Spellings

Ravindra · Ravinder · Rabindra · Ravindran

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