Girl · Sanskrit (Punjabi usage) · Sikh
Bani
ਬਾਣੀSay it BAA-nee
Bani meaning
Bani (ਬਾਣੀ) is a Sikh girl's name of Sanskrit origin (Punjabi usage).
Speech, utterance; composition; in Sikh use the hymns of the Gurus
Also used to mean: divine word, sacred utterance
Bani (ਬਾਣੀ) comes from Sanskrit vāṇī, speech. Among its senses the Mahan Kosh gives speech or utterance, a literary composition, and Saraswati, the goddess of speech, and in Sikh use the word means above all the hymns of the Gurus gathered in the Guru Granth Sahib; it appears in the Japji on Ang 8. Name lists give "divine word" or "sacred utterance". Bani and Baani are both used, and the name is given mainly to girls; Gurbani is the longer form.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਬਾਣੀ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਬਾਣੀ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 8 (srigranth.org)
Spellings
Bani · Baani