Rupinder: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Rupinder – Meaning: compound of rup ('beauty, form') and the common Punjabi suffix -inder (from Indra, 'lord'), roughly 'lord of beauty' – Origin: Punjabi (Sanskrit-derived) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: roo-PIN-dur


Rupinder is a Punjabi (Sanskrit-derived) unisex name meaning “compound of rup ('beauty, form') and the common Punjabi suffix -inder (from Indra, 'lord'), roughly 'lord of beauty'”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Rupinder

Meaning: Compound of rup ('beauty, form') and the common Punjabi suffix -inder (from Indra, 'lord'), roughly 'lord of beauty'.

Origin: Punjabi (Sanskrit-derived).

A common claim: Rupinder means 'most beautiful' Actually: Rupinder is sometimes simplified to just 'most beautiful,' but it's more precisely a compound of rup ('beauty/form') and -inder (Indra, 'lord'), so closer to 'lord of beauty' than a plain superlative.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Rupinder

Phonetic: roo-PIN-dur   IPA: /ruːˈpɪndər/

Popularity of Rupinder

Rupinder doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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