SikhBoy or girlPunjabi
Satnam: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“the True Name; whose Name is Truth”
ستنام
ਸਤਨਾਮ
What Satnam means
Satnam (ستنام, Punjabi ਸਤਨਾਮ) is a Sikh name for boys and girls that means “the True Name; whose Name is Truth”. Source: Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha, Mahan Kosh, ਸਤਿ; Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha, Mahan Kosh, ਨਾਮ.
Satnam at a glance
- Meaning
- the True Name; whose Name is Truth
- Gender
- Boy or girl
- Origin
- Punjabi
- Faith
- Sikh
- Say it
- sat-naam
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 6
- First letter
- S · س
Meaning of Satnam
- In English
- the True Name; whose Name is Truth
- اردو میں معنی
- سچا نام
Origin and history of Satnam
Sat (true, truth; Sanskrit sat/satya, as in Satnam) + nam (the divine Name; Sanskrit nāman, a central Gurbani word). Sat Nam ("Truth is His Name") is a phrase of the Mool Mantar at the opening of the Guru Granth Sahib.
Base wordSanskrit satya + nāman
How to say and write Satnam
- Say it
- sat-naam2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Satnam
- Urdu
- ستنام
- Original script
- ਸਤਨਾਮ
Sibling names for Satnam
Sikh names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Satnam.
- Sadhuسادھوholy person; good, virtuousBoySanskrit
- Santسنتsaint; holy personBoySanskrit
- Dharamدھرمrighteousness; duty; faithBoySanskrit
- Sukhleenسکھلینabsorbed in peaceGirlPunjabi
- Gurbaazگربازthe Guru's falconBoyPunjabi
- Gurbaniگربانیthe Guru's word; the hymns of the Sikh scriptureGirlPunjabi
- Gurdasگرداسservant of the GuruBoyPunjabi
- Gurfatehگرفتحvictory of the GuruBoyPunjabi
Names like Satnam
- 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 Satnam
Questions about the name Satnam
What does the name Satnam mean?
Satnam means “the True Name; whose Name is Truth”. In Urdu: سچا نام. Source: Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha, Mahan Kosh (1930); Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha, Mahan Kosh (1930).
Is Satnam a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Satnam is a name for boys and girls.
Is Satnam a Sikh name?
Yes. Satnam is used by Sikh families. It is of Punjabi origin. Sat (true, truth; Sanskrit sat/satya, as in Satnam) + nam (the divine Name; Sanskrit nāman, a central Gurbani word). Sat Nam ("Truth is His Name") is a phrase of the Mool Mantar at the opening of the Guru Granth Sahib.
How do you pronounce Satnam?
Say it “sat-naam”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Satnam in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Satnam is written ستنام. In its original script: ਸਤਨਾਮ.
Is the meaning of Satnam 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.