Devendra
Devendra means King of gods, Indra.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Kannada / Sanskrit-Telugu |
| Language | Kannada / Telugu |
| Starts with | D |
Traditional associations
In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule. Traditional rashi (by first letter, as commonly listed in this corpus) — not a personalized astrological reading, and not the same as the traditional first-syllable (akshara) method some families use.
- Rashi: Dhanu
- Nakshatra: Purva Ashadha
- More names starting with D
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “King of gods, Indra”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Aditi — Meanings families give: Unbounded, infinite, mother of gods; Boundless, free, mother of gods; Mother of gods, boundless, free; Free, boundless, mother of gods
- Kartik — Meanings families give: Month of Kartika, son of Shiva, god of war; Brave, son of Shiva, the month; Son of Shiva and Parvati; commander of gods; Month of Kartik, Lord Kartikeya
- Puja — honour, worship, respect, reverence, veneration, homage to superiors or adoration of the gods
- Suresh — a lord of the gods
- Leela — Meanings families give: Divine play, the cosmic play of gods; Divine play, cosmic drama; Divine play, cosmic game of God
- Ravinder — Sun of the gods, lord of the sun
More boys' names of Sanskrit-Kannada / Sanskrit-Telugu origin
- Ravi — ‘loved by the sun’, an orange
- Prabhakar — ‘light-maker’, the sun (du. sun and moon)
- Lakshmipathi — Husband of Lakshmi, Vishnu
- Nagendra — Meanings families give: King of serpents, Shiva; King of serpents, Vishnu
Other names under Dhanu rashi
- Subhadra — n. (-) very glorious or splendid or auspicious or fortunate
- Shruti — Meanings families give: Heard, sacred scriptures, Vedas; That which is heard, the Vedas; Hearing, sacred scriptures
- Ayyappan — Meanings families give: Lord Ayyappa; Lord Ayyappa, divine son of Shiva and Vishnu
- Subhashree — Good fortune, beautiful blessing
- Tanushree — Meanings families give: Beautiful body, graceful; One with a beautiful body; graceful woman
- Sowmya — Meanings families give: Gracious, calm, born of moonlight; Gentle, soft, pleasing; Gentle, calm, mild, Goddess Parvati; Gentle, soft, pleasing, calm
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Dhanu names.
Where this comes from
Devendra has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.