Surendra as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Surendra

What is the meaning of the name Surendra ?

The baby name Surendra is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced soo-REN-drah (IPA: /suːˈrɛn.drə/).

Surendra is Sanskrit in Origin.

Surendra is a masculine given name from Sanskrit, formed from sura “deity” and indra “lord/chief,” yielding the sense “lord of the gods.” It is a traditional epithet of Indra, king of the devas, and is sometimes used honorifically for other supreme deities in Hindu literature. The name carries connotations of leadership, valor, protection, and celestial authority.

Attested in classical Sanskrit and Puranic sources, Surendra entered steady personal-name use across South Asia from the medieval period onward and remains familiar in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, with wider diaspora presence. Regional variants and spellings include Surender (Hindi/Punjabi), Surendar and Surendran (Tamil/Malayalam), and Surendro (Bengali); Suren functions as a common short form. Cognate or structurally related names built on the -indra “lord” element include Mahendra, Narendra, and Upendra. Despite orthographic differences, all forms preserve the core meaning “lord of the gods.”