Shamindra as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shamindra

What is the meaning of the name Shamindra ?

The baby name Shamindra is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced sha-MIN-dra (IPA: /ʃəˈmɪndrə/).

Shamindra is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Shamindra is a South Asian masculine name formed from Sanskrit elements: shyama/shyam ("dark, blue-black; an epithet of Krishna") and indra ("lord, chief; the Vedic king of the gods"). In Sanskrit compounds, -indra functions as a superlative title meaning "best" or "sovereign," so the name is read as "dark-hued lord," "supreme Shyam," or by extension "Krishna as lord." The name appears in Indo-Aryan languages such as Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, and Sinhala, with especially visible use in Sri Lanka and northern India from the 20th century onward, and in the global diaspora.

Variant forms include Shyamendra/Shyamindra (more Sanskritized), Shaminder (Punjabi/Sikh), Samindra (Bengali-Assamese), and the Sinhala variant Shaminda; related spellings may swap sh/s or insert y. Though uncommon, the -indra/-inder ending links Shamindra to a wider family of honorific names like Narendra, Mahindra, and Surendra, evoking leadership and prestige while keeping a devotional tie to Krishna.

⚙ Shamindra is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 3 times, across 2 countries.