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Avtar
ਅਵਤਾਰSay it uv-TAAR
- Meaning today
- Incarnation of God
- Original meaning
- "descent; birth; a deity's appearance in bodily form" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- uv-TAAR
- Written
- ਅਵਤਾਰ
- Other spellings
- Avtaar, Autar
Avtar
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Avtar meaning
Avtar (ਅਵਤਾਰ) is a Sikh boy's name of Sanskrit origin (Punjabi usage).
Descent; birth; a deity's appearance in bodily form
Also used to mean: incarnation of God
Avtar (ਅਵਤਾਰ) is the Punjabi form of Sanskrit avatāra. The Mahan Kosh lists its senses as birth, taking a bodily birth, descending, and the appearance of a deity in physical form in Puranic belief; it is also the name of a verse metre. The Guru Granth Sahib uses the word many times, for example on Ang 276, where Guru Arjan speaks of countless avatars. Sikh name lists give "incarnation of God". Avtar Singh is a Sikh name; the Punjabi poet Avtar Singh Sandhu, who wrote as Pash, bore it.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਅਵਤਾਰ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਅਵਤਾਰ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 276 (srigranth.org) · Wikipedia, Pash
Famous namesakes
- Avtar Singh Sandhu (Pash), Punjabi poet
Spellings
Avtar · Avtaar · Autar