The baby name Deenabandhu is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Dee-nuh-BUN-dhoo (approx. /diːnəˈbʌnduː/).
The baby name Deenabandhu is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Dee-nuh-BUN-dhoo (approx. /diːnəˈbʌnduː/).
Deenabandhu is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Deenabandhu is a masculine compound from Sanskrit dīna “poor, humble, afflicted” and bandhu “friend, kin,” yielding the devotional sense “friend of the poor” or “ally of the humble.” As a theonymic epithet of Krishna/Vishnu - especially venerated in Jagannath traditions - the name conveys compassion, protection, and social care, and is used across North and East India as well as in Dravidian-speaking regions through Sanskritic influence.
Recorded in medieval bhakti poetry and popularized in the 19th–20th centuries, it appears both as a given name and as an honorific for reformers and benefactors; the British educator C. F. Andrews was affectionately titled “Deenabandhu” by Indian contemporaries. Regional spellings include Dinabandhu, Deenbandhu, Dinbandhu, and the transliterated Dīnabandhu; Bengali and Odia often prefer Dinabandhu. Related forms include the shorter Deen/Deena and Bandhu, while feminine adaptations are rare. The name signals empathy, service, and moral solidarity with the marginalized.
Deenabandhu is vanishingly rare. We hold just 15 recorded uses of it, from 7 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Deenabandhu is popular in 7 countries — most recent births per country:
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