SikhGirlPunjabi
Harkiran: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“ray of God”
ہرکِرن
ਹਰਕਿਰਨ
What Harkiran means
Harkiran (ہرکِرن, Punjabi ਹਰਕਿਰਨ) is a Sikh girl’s name that means “ray of God”. Source: Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha, Mahan Kosh, ਹਰਿ; Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, kiraṇa.
Harkiran at a glance
- Meaning
- ray of God
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Punjabi
- Faith
- Sikh
- Say it
- har-ki-ran
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 8
- First letter
- H · ہ
Meaning of Harkiran
- In English
- ray of God
- اردو میں معنی
- رب کی کرن
Origin and history of Harkiran
Har (Hari, God, as in Gurbani) + kiran (ray of light; Sanskrit kiraṇa).
Base wordSanskrit hari + kiraṇa
How to say and write Harkiran
- Say it
- har-ki-ran3 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Harkiran
- Urdu
- ہرکِرن
- Original script
- ਹਰਕਿਰਨ
Sibling names for Harkiran
Sikh boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Harkiran.
- Hartejہرتیجradiance of GodBoyPunjabi
- Gurtejگرتیجradiance of the GuruBoyPunjabi
- Arjanارجنbright; white; clearBoySanskrit
- Harpartapہرپرتاپglory of GodBoyPunjabi
- Harveerہرویرwarrior of GodBoyPunjabi
- Gurbaazگربازthe Guru's falconBoyPunjabi
- Gurdasگرداسservant of the GuruBoyPunjabi
- Gurfatehگرفتحvictory of the GuruBoyPunjabi
Names like Harkiran
- Baniبانیsacred word; the Guru's hymnsGirlSanskrit
- Gurbaniگربانیthe Guru's word; the hymns of the Sikh scriptureGirlPunjabi
- Gurkiranگرکِرنray of the GuruGirlPunjabi
- Gurleenگرلینabsorbed in the GuruGirlPunjabi
- Harleenہرلینabsorbed in GodGirlPunjabi
- Harnaazہرنازpride of GodGirlPunjabi
- Japleenجپلینabsorbed in recitation of God's NameGirlPunjabi
- Jaskiranجسکِرنa ray of gloryGirlPunjabi
- Jasleenجسلینabsorbed in praiseGirlPunjabi
- Jasnoorجسنورlight of praiseGirlPunjabi
Names that sound like Harkiran
Questions about the name Harkiran
What does the name Harkiran mean?
Harkiran means “ray of God”. In Urdu: رب کی کرن. Source: Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha, Mahan Kosh (1930); Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Harkiran a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Harkiran is a girl’s name.
Is Harkiran a Sikh name?
Yes. Harkiran is used by Sikh families. It is of Punjabi origin. Har (Hari, God, as in Gurbani) + kiran (ray of light; Sanskrit kiraṇa).
How do you pronounce Harkiran?
Say it “har-ki-ran”: 3 syllables.
How do you write Harkiran in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Harkiran is written ہرکِرن. In its original script: ਹਰਕਿਰਨ.
Is the meaning of Harkiran 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.