The baby name Samendra is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced suh-MEN-drah.
The baby name Samendra is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced suh-MEN-drah.
Samendra is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Samendra is a masculine given name of Sanskrit origin. Formed by sama + indra with vowel sandhi (a+i → e) yielding Samendra, it blends sama - “evenness, harmony, balance, fairness” - with -endra, a suffix from Indra meaning “lord,” “foremost,” or “chief.” The sense is “lord of harmony,” “paramount in equanimity,” or “best among the fair‑minded.” Spelled समेन्द्र in Devanagari and pronounced suh-MEN-dra. Parents often choose it for its association with samata (equality) and shanti (peace).
The -endra ending has long been productive in Indo-Aryan naming (e.g., Rajendra, Mahendra); Samendra appears in eastern and northern India - especially Bengali and Odia contexts - in the modern period, and remains uncommon but recognizable today. Variants and related forms include Samindra, Shamendra, and, less commonly, Samender (in Hindi/Urdu orthography). Short forms: Sam, Sami, Samu. A feminine counterpart is occasionally fashioned as Samendri/Samendraa in contemporary coinages.
Samendra barely registers. Our whole dataset turns up only 14 recorded uses, across 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 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,035 | 5 | 16,750 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Samendra is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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