SikhBoy or girlPunjabi
Harsharan: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“refuge of God”
ہرشرن
ਹਰਸ਼ਰਨ
What Harsharan means
Harsharan (ہرشرن, Punjabi ਹਰਸ਼ਰਨ) is a Sikh name for boys and girls that means “refuge of God”. Source: Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha, Mahan Kosh, ਹਰਿ; Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, śaraṇa.
Harsharan at a glance
- Meaning
- refuge of God
- Gender
- Boy or girl
- Origin
- Punjabi
- Faith
- Sikh
- Say it
- har-sha-ran
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 9
- First letter
- H · ہ
Meaning of Harsharan
- In English
- refuge of God
- اردو میں معنی
- رب کی پناہ
Origin and history of Harsharan
Har (Hari, God, as in Gurbani) + sharan (refuge, shelter; Sanskrit śaraṇa).
Base wordSanskrit hari + śaraṇa
How to say and write Harsharan
- Say it
- har-sha-ran3 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Harsharan
- Urdu
- ہرشرن
- Original script
- ਹਰਸ਼ਰਨ
- Themes
- Faith
Sibling names for Harsharan
Sikh names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Harsharan.
- 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 Harsharan
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- 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 Harsharan
Questions about the name Harsharan
What does the name Harsharan mean?
Harsharan means “refuge of God”. In Urdu: رب کی پناہ. Source: Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha, Mahan Kosh (1930); Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Harsharan a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Harsharan is a name for boys and girls.
Is Harsharan a Sikh name?
Yes. Harsharan is used by Sikh families. It is of Punjabi origin. Har (Hari, God, as in Gurbani) + sharan (refuge, shelter; Sanskrit śaraṇa).
How do you pronounce Harsharan?
Say it “har-sha-ran”: 3 syllables.
How do you write Harsharan in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Harsharan is written ہرشرن. In its original script: ਹਰਸ਼ਰਨ.
Is the meaning of Harsharan 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.