name
Indian
Sukhwinder
sookh-WIN-der
sʊkˈwɪndərListen
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Syllable breakdown
Sukhwinder
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Punjabi (India/Pakistan)
- Meaning
- a Punjabi Sikh unisex name meaning one who finds peace through God or the lord of peace — Sukh meaning peace, comfort, and well-being — one of the most important concepts in Sikh spirituality, where sukh refers to the state of inner tranquillity and freedom from suffering that comes through devotion and the divine grace — nadar — of the Guru; and -winder or -inder from the Sanskrit Indra, the king of gods, used as an honorific suffix meaning lord or king of; Sukhwinder thus means the lord of peace or one who is king of sukh; the name is associated with the celebrated Punjabi and Hindi film playback singer Sukhwinder Singh, widely known for the iconic song Jai Ho from the film Slumdog Millionaire
- Gender
- unisex
- Also spelled
- Sukhvinder
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