Veerendra
Veerendra means Brave, heroic, chief of heroes.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Kannada |
| Language | Kannada |
| Starts with | V |
Traditional associations
In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule.
- Rashi: Simha
- Nakshatra: Magha
- More names starting with V
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Brave, heroic, chief of heroes”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Virpal — Protector of heroes, guardian of the brave
- Pravar — Chief, excellent, supreme
- Sardarsingh — Chief warrior, leader of warriors
- Raghavendra — Chief of the Raghu dynasty
- Dalapati — Commander of forces, army chief
- Zaildar — Village chief, leader of the community
More boys' names of Sanskrit-Kannada origin
Other names under Simha rashi
- Lavanya — Grace, beauty, loveliness
- Krishna — Dark, all attractive, Vishnu avatar
- Surya — Sun, solar
- Lakshay — Target, aim, goal
- Harshil — Joyful, happy
- Misha — Sweet like nectar, joyful
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Simha names.
Where this comes from
Veerendra has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.