Unisex · Punjabi (from Sanskrit) · Sikh
Rupinder
ਰੁਪਿੰਦਰSay it roo-PIN-der
- Meaning today
- Most beautiful, greatest beauty
- Original meaning
- "rūp (beauty, form) joined with inder (Indra; 'chief, best'): foremost in beauty" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- roo-PIN-der
- Written
- ਰੁਪਿੰਦਰ
- Other spellings
- Roopinder
Rupinder
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Rupinder meaning
Rupinder (ਰੁਪਿੰਦਰ) is a Sikh unisex name of Punjabi origin (from Sanskrit), used for both girls and boys.
Rūp (beauty, form) joined with inder (Indra; 'chief, best'): foremost in beauty
Also used to mean: most beautiful, greatest beauty
Rupinder (ਰੁਪਿੰਦਰ) joins rūp, form or beauty, with -inder, Indra, which at the end of a compound means "chief" or "best". The Mahan Kosh gives rūp as shape, appearance and beauty, and the Japji uses it for a beauty that cannot be described (Ang 8). The name thus means "foremost in beauty", which is close to the "most beautiful" that name lists give. Rupinder is used for both girls and boys in Sikh families. The drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh, a member of India's bronze-winning hockey team at the Tokyo Olympics, is a well-known bearer.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਰੂਪ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਰੂਪ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 8 · Monier-Williams, indra, p. 166 · Wikipedia, Rupinder Pal Singh
Famous namesakes
- Rupinder Pal Singh, India hockey drag-flicker
How the name is built
- Roop ਰੂਪ: form, shape; beauty
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 8 - 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
Rupinder · Roopinder