MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Purandar mean?
The Sanskrit epithet Purandara describes a breaker of strongholds. It names Indra, the Vedic deity celebrated for overcoming hostile fortifications. Sanskrit texts also apply the epithet to Agni and Shiva.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
पुरन्दर
Conventional spelling
Odia
ପୁରନ୍ଦର
Conventional spelling
Odia
ପୂରନ୍ଦର
2,202 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Purandar in Indian usage
2,295 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 534 records (23.3%).
- Recorded as male: 1,761 records (76.7%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 199 |
| 1950s | 412 |
| 1960s | 495 |
| 1970s | 503 |
| 1980s | 388 |
| 1990s | 176 |
| Other decades | 122 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Odisha | 2,295 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Monier-Williams, puraṃdara, p. 636,1 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.