Unisex · Punjabi · Sikh
Diljot
ਦਿਲਜੋਤSay it DIL-jote
- Meaning today
- Light of the heart
- Original meaning
- "dil (heart) joined with jot (light, divine light)" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- DIL-jote
- Written
- ਦਿਲਜੋਤ
Diljot
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Diljot meaning
Diljot (ਦਿਲਜੋਤ) is a Sikh unisex name of Punjabi origin, used for both girls and boys.
Dil (heart) joined with jot (light, divine light)
Also used to mean: light of the heart
Diljot (ਦਿਲਜੋਤ) joins dil, heart, with jot, light. The Mahan Kosh gives jot as light and also the divine light, and Guru Nanak's Aarti on Ang 13 of the Guru Granth Sahib speaks of the one light present in all. Name lists read Diljot as "light of the heart". It is a modern name used for both boys and girls.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਜੋਤਿ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਦਿਲ (srigranth.org) · Mahan Kosh, ਜੋਤਿ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 13 (srigranth.org)
How the name is built
- Dil ਦਿਲ: heart; mind (Persian dil)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 64 - Jot ਜੋਤਿ: light; divine light; God; the soul's light
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 13