Name
Indra
Meaning
Indra is a masculine name of Sanskrit origin meaning “the god of thunder and rain”.
Indra, king of the Vedic gods, wields the thunderbolt and releases the rains by slaying the drought serpent Vritra; his name's exact origin is ancient and debated, but his storm portfolio is not. The name is traditional for boys in India and Indonesia, while in Latvia, by an unrelated path, Indra is a woman's name.
Traditional in India and Indonesia; PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi made the feminine usage famous.
At a glance
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Gender
- Masculine
- Pronounced
- /IN-drah/
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Questions
Indra is a masculine name of Sanskrit origin meaning “the god of thunder and rain”. Indra, king of the Vedic gods, wields the thunderbolt and releases the rains by slaying the drought serpent Vritra; his name's exact origin is ancient and debated, but his storm portfolio is not.
Indra is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. Traditional in India and Indonesia; PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi made the feminine usage famous.
The name Indra comes from Sanskrit. Indra, king of the Vedic gods, wields the thunderbolt and releases the rains by slaying the drought serpent Vritra; his name's exact origin is ancient and debated, but his storm portfolio is not. The name is traditional for boys in India and Indonesia, while in Latvia, by an unrelated path, Indra is a woman's name.
Indra is pronounced IN-drah.
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