SikhBoy or girlPunjabi
Harbaksh: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“gift of God”
ہربخش
ਹਰਬਖ਼ਸ਼
What Harbaksh means
Harbaksh (ہربخش, Punjabi ਹਰਬਖ਼ਸ਼) is a Sikh name for boys and girls that means “gift of God”. Source: Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha, Mahan Kosh, ਹਰਿ; Steingass, Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary, bakhsh.
Harbaksh at a glance
- Meaning
- gift of God
- Gender
- Boy or girl
- Origin
- Punjabi
- Faith
- Sikh
- Say it
- har-baksh
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 8
- First letter
- H · ہ
Meaning of Harbaksh
- In English
- gift of God
- اردو میں معنی
- رب کی عطا
Origin and history of Harbaksh
Har (Hari, God, as in Gurbani) + baksh (gift, bestowal; Persian bakhsh).
Base wordSanskrit hari + Persian bakhsh
How to say and write Harbaksh
- Say it
- har-baksh2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Harbaksh
- Urdu
- ہربخش
- Original script
- ਹਰਬਖ਼ਸ਼
- Other spellings
- Harbakhsh
- Known bearer
- Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh, Indian Army commander in the 1965 war
Sibling names for Harbaksh
Sikh names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Harbaksh.
- Bakhshishبخششgift; grace; forgivenessBoyPersian
- Harkiranہرکِرنray of GodGirlPunjabi
- Harleenہرلینabsorbed in GodGirlPunjabi
- Harnaazہرنازpride of GodGirlPunjabi
- Harpartapہرپرتاپglory of GodBoyPunjabi
- Hartejہرتیجradiance of GodBoyPunjabi
- Harveerہرویرwarrior of GodBoyPunjabi
- Gurbaazگربازthe Guru's falconBoyPunjabi
Names like Harbaksh
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- Amarpreetامرپریتeternal loveBoy or girlPunjabi
- Amritامرتnectar of immortalityBoy or girlSanskrit
- Amritjotامرتجوتnectar of immortality; lightBoy or girlPunjabi
- Amritpalامرتپالnectar of immortality; protectorBoy or girlPunjabi
- Amritpreetامرتپریتnectar of immortality; loveBoy or girlPunjabi
- Anhadانہدunstruck; the boundless celestial soundBoy or girlPunjabi
- Arshdeepعرشدیپlamp of heavenBoy or girlPunjabi
- Arshpreetعرشپریتlove of heavenBoy or girlPunjabi
- Avtarاوتارdescent; incarnationBoy or girlSanskrit
Names that sound like Harbaksh
Questions about the name Harbaksh
What does the name Harbaksh mean?
Harbaksh means “gift of God”. In Urdu: رب کی عطا. Source: Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha, Mahan Kosh (1930); Steingass, Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary (1892).
Is Harbaksh a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Harbaksh is a name for boys and girls.
Is Harbaksh a Sikh name?
Yes. Harbaksh is used by Sikh families. It is of Punjabi origin. Har (Hari, God, as in Gurbani) + baksh (gift, bestowal; Persian bakhsh).
How do you pronounce Harbaksh?
Say it “har-baksh”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Harbaksh in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Harbaksh is written ہربخش. In its original script: ਹਰਬਖ਼ਸ਼.
What are other spellings of Harbaksh?
Harbaksh is also spelled Harbakhsh.
Who is a famous person named Harbaksh?
Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh, Indian Army commander in the 1965 war
Is the meaning of Harbaksh verified?
Classical source identified (draft). Our editors matched the name to an entry in the classical dictionary cited below. No named reviewer has checked it against the printed page yet. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.