The baby name Jatinra is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /dʒəˈtɪn.rə/; respelling: "juh-TIN-ruh" (also heard as "jah-TIN-rah" in some regions).
The baby name Jatinra is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /dʒəˈtɪn.rə/; respelling: "juh-TIN-ruh" (also heard as "jah-TIN-rah" in some regions).
Jatinra is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Jatinra is a rare modern Indian given name built from Sanskrit roots. It is commonly read as a creative fusion of Jatin (from jatin, "one with matted hair," an epithet of the god Shiva) and the honorific -indra, meaning "lord" or "chief." Together the name suggests "matted-haired lord," "lordly ascetic," or a devotional reference to Shiva's austerity and kingship.
While Jatinra itself has little documented historical use, its base forms have deep currency across the subcontinent, especially in eastern India. Jatin and Jatindra/Jatindranath appear in 19th and 20th century records; a notable bearer was the revolutionary Jatindranath "Bagha Jatin" Mukherjee. Variant and related forms include Jatin, Jatindra, Jatindar (Punjabi), and Jatindranath; Jitendra/Jeetendra is sometimes grouped alongside but derives from a different Sanskrit compound ("conqueror of the senses"). Short forms may include Jatin or Jin. The name is typically masculine.
Jatinra doesn't appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. Whichever it is, scarcely anyone else carries it.
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