SikhBoy or girlPunjabi
Harpal: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“protected by God”
ہرپال
ਹਰਪਾਲ
What Harpal means
Harpal (ہرپال, Punjabi ਹਰਪਾਲ) is a Sikh name for boys and girls that means “protected by God”. Source: Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha, Mahan Kosh, ਹਰਿ; Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, pāla.
Harpal at a glance
- Meaning
- protected by God
- Gender
- Boy or girl
- Origin
- Punjabi
- Faith
- Sikh
- Say it
- har-paal
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 6
- First letter
- H · ہ
Meaning of Harpal
- In English
- protected by God
- اردو میں معنی
- رب کی حفاظت میں
Origin and history of Harpal
Har (Hari, God, as in Gurbani) + pal (protector, guardian; Sanskrit pāla). In Sikh names -pal is usually read as "one whom God protects".
Base wordSanskrit hari + pāla
How to say and write Harpal
- Say it
- har-paal2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Harpal
- Urdu
- ہرپال
- Original script
- ਹਰਪਾਲ
- Themes
- Faith
Sibling names for Harpal
Sikh names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Harpal.
- Harkiranہرکِرنray of GodGirlPunjabi
- Harleenہرلینabsorbed in GodGirlPunjabi
- Harnaazہرنازpride of GodGirlPunjabi
- Harpartapہرپرتاپglory of GodBoyPunjabi
- Hartejہرتیجradiance of GodBoyPunjabi
- Harveerہرویرwarrior of GodBoyPunjabi
- Gurbaazگربازthe Guru's falconBoyPunjabi
- Gurbaniگربانیthe Guru's word; the hymns of the Sikh scriptureGirlPunjabi
Names like Harpal
- 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
- Baldevبلدیوgod of strengthBoy or girlPunjabi
- Bhagwantبھگونتblessed; fortunate; divineBoy or girlSanskrit
Names that sound like Harpal
Questions about the name Harpal
What does the name Harpal mean?
Harpal means “protected by God”. In Urdu: رب کی حفاظت میں. Source: Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha, Mahan Kosh (1930); Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Harpal a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Harpal is a name for boys and girls.
Is Harpal a Sikh name?
Yes. Harpal is used by Sikh families. It is of Punjabi origin. Har (Hari, God, as in Gurbani) + pal (protector, guardian; Sanskrit pāla). In Sikh names -pal is usually read as "one whom God protects".
How do you pronounce Harpal?
Say it “har-paal”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Harpal in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Harpal is written ہرپال. In its original script: ਹਰਪਾਲ.
Is the meaning of Harpal 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.