Manjinder as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Manjinder

What is the meaning of the name Manjinder ?

The baby name Manjinder is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced man-JIN-der (IPA: /mənˈdʒɪndər/).

Manjinder is Punjabi in Origin.

Manjinder is a Punjabi (Sikh) given name, written ਮਨਜਿੰਦਰ in Gurmukhi. It fuses man, meaning “mind, heart,” with –jinder/–inder, a Punjabi form of Sanskrit Indra, the Vedic lord of the gods - used in Sikh names as a poetic stand-in for the Supreme. The compound is often interpreted as “one whose mind rests in the Divine,” “god‑minded,” or more broadly “noble in spirit.”

Common in Punjab and among the Sikh diaspora since the late 19th and 20th centuries, Manjinder is unisex but leans masculine; women may pair it with the honorific Kaur and men with Singh. Spelling variants include Manjindar and Manjeender; related names built on –jinder are Harjinder, Gurjinder, and Rajinder, while the nearby form Maninder replaces –jinder with –inder. Short forms include Jinder, Mani, and Manny. The name appears across India, the UK, Canada, and elsewhere with Sikh communities.