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Angad
ਅੰਗਦSay it UNG-ud
- Meaning today
- My own limb, of my own body
- Original meaning
- "an armlet for the upper arm; also Bali's son in the Ramayana" Mahan Kosh
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- Written
- ਅੰਗਦ
Angad
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Angad meaning
Angad (ਅੰਗਦ) is a Sikh and Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin (Punjabi usage).
Meaning today
My own limb, of my own body
Original Sanskrit (Punjabi usage) meaning
"an armlet for the upper arm; also Bali's son in the Ramayana"
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਅੰਗਦ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
Angad (ਅੰਗਦ) is the name Guru Nanak gave to his disciple Bhai Lehna (1504–1552), who became the second Sikh Guru. Sikh tradition explains it from ang, a limb or part of the body, as "my own limb". The word itself is older: the Mahan Kosh gives aṅgad as an ornament worn on the upper arm, and Angad is also the son of Bali (Vali) who serves as Rama's envoy in the Ramayana. Guru Angad is credited with standardising the Gurmukhi script, and the bards' hymns in the Guru Granth Sahib praise him, for example on Ang 967.
References: Mahan Kosh, ਅੰਗਦ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 967 (srigranth.org) · Wikipedia, Guru Angad · Wikipedia, Angada
Famous namesakes
- Guru Angad, the second Sikh Guru (1504–1552)
- Angada, son of Vali in the Ramayana