The baby name Purandar is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /puːrəndɑːr/ (POO-run-daar).
The baby name Purandar is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /puːrəndɑːr/ (POO-run-daar).
Purandar is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
From Sanskrit pura “fort; city” + -dara “breaker,” Purandar means “destroyer of forts,” an honorific of the Vedic thunder-god Indra found in the Rigveda and Purāṇas. The name conveys might, guardianship, and victory over obstacles, aligning with Indra’s role as protector of the cosmic order.
As a given name, Purandar is used across India, especially among Hindu families in Marathi and Kannada-speaking regions, and appears in historical place-names such as Purandar Fort near Pune. Variants and spellings include Purandara (classical Sanskrit/Kannada), Purandhar or Purandhara (Marathi/Hindi-influenced), and the learned form Purandarā in transliteration; the related Marathi surname Purandare derives from the same root. Cultural resonance comes through the 16th‑century composer-saint Purandara Dāsa, whose epithet echoes the theonym. Comparable theophoric names include Indra and Shakra, other titles of the same deity.
Purandar is a rare find. There are only 46 recorded uses of it in our data, from 6 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #800 | 7 | 18,755 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #977 | 25 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 7 | 22,615 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
Purandar is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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