The baby name Purandara is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced poo-RUN-dah-rah.
Purandara is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Purandara is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced poo-RUN-dah-rah.
Purandara is Sanskrit in Origin.
Purandara is a masculine Sanskrit name (पुरन्दर) meaning "breaker of forts" or "destroyer of strongholds." It derives from pura, "fort, city," and dara, "splitter/destroyer," a compound long used as an epithet of the Vedic storm-god Indra. The sense evokes decisive strength, protection, and the power to overcome obstacles, themes prized in classical Hindu poetry and ritual hymns.
As a given name, Purandara appears across South Asia but is most familiar in southern India through Purandara Dasa (c. 1484–1564), the famed bhakti poet and "father of Carnatic music," whose legacy keeps the name in devotional use among Kannada speakers. Historical references also occur in Marathi regions (cf. Purandar Fort), and modern bearers are uncommon yet culturally resonant. Variant spellings and regional forms include Purandar and Purandhar; related theonyms are Indra and Sakra. The name is typically masculine, with nicknames such as Puru in contemporary usage.
Purandara is far from common. In all, it turns up just 17 times, across 5 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #912 | 7 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
Purandara is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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