Boy · Punjabi · Sikh
Diljit
ਦਿਲਜੀਤSay it DIL-jeet
- Meaning today
- Victory of heart, conqueror of hearts
- Original meaning
- "dil (heart) joined with jīt (victory)" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- DIL-jeet
- Written
- ਦਿਲਜੀਤ
- Other spellings
- Diljeet
Diljit
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Diljit meaning
Diljit (ਦਿਲਜੀਤ) is a Sikh boy's name of Punjabi origin.
Dil (heart) joined with jīt (victory)
Also used to mean: victory of heart, conqueror of hearts
Diljit (ਦਿਲਜੀਤ) joins dil, the heart or mind (Persian; Mahan Kosh), with jīt, victory. The usual reading is "one who wins hearts" or "conqueror of hearts", and name lists agree. The Guru Granth Sahib uses both words, dil on Ang 64 and jīt on Ang 180, though not together. The best-known bearer, the singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh, was born Daljit and took the spelling Diljit before his first album in 2004.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਦਿਲ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਦਿਲ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 64 (srigranth.org) · Mahan Kosh, ਜੀਤ (srigranth.org) · Wikipedia, Diljit Dosanjh
Famous namesakes
- Diljit Dosanjh, Punjabi singer and actor
How the name is built
- Dil ਦਿਲ: heart; mind (Persian dil)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 64 - Jit / jeet ਜੀਤ: victory (Mahan Kosh: ਜਿੱਤ, ਫ਼ਤੇ)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 180
Spellings
Diljit · Diljeet