About the name Indraneel
Indraneel names the sapphire, literally Indra's blue, and it belongs to the Bengali habit of building names out of gems and gods in the same breath. It is long by current standards but keeps a following among Kolkata families who find the shorter modern picks a little thin.
Indraneel is a boy name of Bengali origin, pronounced in-druh-NEEL. On the NameRarity scale it scores 95 out of 100, which places it in the ultra rare band — fewer than 1 in 10,000 people carry this name. You will almost never meet another. Its strongest period was the 1990s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Indraneel?
Indraneel currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.6 people per million carry it — about 1 in 625,000. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Indraneel
We have not catalogued a widely known public figure named Indraneel yet. That is part of what makes it a distinctive choice — the name is not already attached to someone else in most people's minds.
Spellings and variants of Indraneel
Names similar to Indraneel
Neel
NEEL
Blue, sapphire; the blue of Krishna and of Shiva's throat
Ignatius
ig-NAY-shus
Fiery one
Inderjeet
IN-der-jeet
Conqueror of Indra, king of the gods
Indrajit
IN-druh-jit
Conqueror of Indra, the title won by Ravana's son Meghanada
Bishnu
BISH-noo
The all-pervading preserver, the Bengali form of Vishnu
Partha
PAR-tah
Son of Pritha; Krishna's name for Arjuna in the Gita
Chaitanya
chy-TUN-yah
Consciousness, awakened awareness
Ezekiel
ih-ZEEK-ee-ul
God strengthens
Indraneel — frequently asked questions
What does the name Indraneel mean?
Indraneel means "Sapphire; the deep blue gem of Indra". It is a name of Bengali origin, most often given to a boy.
How do you pronounce Indraneel?
Indraneel is pronounced in-druh-NEEL, with 3 syllables.
How rare is the name Indraneel?
Indraneel scores 95 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 625,000 people carry it — about 1.6 per million.
What is the numerology number for Indraneel?
Indraneel carries the expression number 1, known as The Pioneer. Its soul urge number is 2 and its personality number is 8.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Indraneel?
The lucky number for Indraneel is 1 (with 10, 19, 28 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Sunlit Gold. The traditional lucky day is Sunday and the associated gemstone is Ruby.