Sikh names
Sikh Baby Names with Meanings
Sikh names with their meanings in English and Urdu, the Gurmukhi spelling and the source of each part. Most Sikh given names are shared by boys and girls; Singh is added for boys and Kaur for girls. Many are compounds such as Gur + preet (love of the Guru) or Har + jeet (victory of God), drawn from Punjabi, Sanskrit and the language of Gurbani.
- Names
- 420
- Boys
- 390
- Girls
- 315
Popular Sikh boy names
- NoorنورlightBoy or girlArabic
- Gurpreetگرپریتlove of the GuruBoy or girlPunjabi
- Harpreetہرپریتlove of GodBoy or girlPunjabi
- Manpreetمنپریتlove in the heart; heart full of loveBoy or girlPunjabi
- Jaspreetجسپریتlove of praiseBoy or girlPunjabi
- Simranسمرنremembrance of God; meditationBoy or girlPunjabi
- Navjotنوجوتnew lightBoy or girlPunjabi
- Amritامرتnectar of immortalityBoy or girlSanskrit
- Harjeetہرجیتvictory of GodBoy or girlPunjabi
- Gurdeepگردیپlamp of the GuruBoy or girlPunjabi
- Mandeepمندیپlamp of the heartBoy or girlPunjabi
- Sukhdeepسکھدیپlamp of peaceBoy or girlPunjabi
Sikh boy names by letter
Popular Sikh girl names
- NoorنورlightBoy or girlArabic
- Gurpreetگرپریتlove of the GuruBoy or girlPunjabi
- Harpreetہرپریتlove of GodBoy or girlPunjabi
- Manpreetمنپریتlove in the heart; heart full of loveBoy or girlPunjabi
- Jaspreetجسپریتlove of praiseBoy or girlPunjabi
- Simranسمرنremembrance of God; meditationBoy or girlPunjabi
- Navjotنوجوتnew lightBoy or girlPunjabi
- Amritامرتnectar of immortalityBoy or girlSanskrit
- Harjeetہرجیتvictory of GodBoy or girlPunjabi
- Jasleenجسلینabsorbed in praiseGirlPunjabi
- Gurdeepگردیپlamp of the GuruBoy or girlPunjabi
- Harleenہرلینabsorbed in GodGirlPunjabi
Sikh girl names by letter
How Sikh families choose a name
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Where our meanings come from
- Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha, Mahan Kosh (1930)
- Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899)
- Platts, Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi and English (1884)
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Questions about Sikh names
Are Sikh names for boys or girls?
Most Sikh given names are used for both. Singh is added for boys and Kaur for girls. Naam marks a name as a boy’s or a girl’s only when it is clearly one or the other.
How is a Sikh name chosen?
At the naming ceremony the Guru Granth Sahib is opened at random, and the first letter of the first word of the hymn is used to choose the name.
Which sources does Naam use for Sikh names?
Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha’s Mahan Kosh (1930) for Gurbani words, Monier-Williams for Sanskrit parts and Platts for Punjabi and Hindi words.