Devendra is a common
Indian masculine given name. It comes from
Sanskrit ' 'chief of the gods', which has been used as an epithet of the
Vedic god
Indra
Indra (; Sanskrit: इन्द्र) is the king of the devas (god-like deities) and Svarga (heaven) in Hindu mythology. He is associated with the sky, lightning, weather, thunder, storms, rains, river flows, and war. volumes/ref> I ...
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A list of persons with the name
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Devendra Banhart, Venezuelan/American musician
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Devendra Bishoo
Bryson leitao (born 6 November 1985)
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, West Indies cricketer
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Devendra Fadnavis, Indian politician
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Devendra Goel, Indian filmmaker
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Devendra Jhajharia, Indian javelin thrower
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Devendra Kumar Joshi, the Indian Chief of Naval Staff
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Devendra Pandey, an Indian politician who is best known for hijacking an airplane in 1978
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Devendra Prabhudesai, Indian biographer
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Devendra Prasad Gupta, Indian academic
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Debendra Prasad Ghosh, Indian writer
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Devendra Prasad Yadav, Indian politician
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Dev Alahan, a fictional character in ITV soap Coronation Street
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Devendra Singh
Devendra Singh (January 12, 1938 – May 18, 2010) was a professor of Psychology at the University of Texas, known largely for his research regarding the evolutionary significance of human attraction.
Biography
Singh was born in 1938 in Urai, Ind ...
, Indian Banker and a versatile personality
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Indian masculine given names