Boy · Persian (Punjabi usage) · Sikh
Dilsher
ਦਿਲਸ਼ੇਰSay it DIL-shair
- Meaning today
- Lion-hearted, brave heart
- Original meaning
- "dil (heart) joined with sher (lion)" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- DIL-shair
- Written
- ਦਿਲਸ਼ੇਰ
Dilsher
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Dilsher meaning
Dilsher (ਦਿਲਸ਼ੇਰ) is a Sikh boy's name of Persian origin (Punjabi usage).
Dil (heart) joined with sher (lion)
Also used to mean: lion-hearted, brave heart
Dilsher (ਦਿਲਸ਼ੇਰ) joins two Persian words: dil, heart, and sher, lion. The Mahan Kosh lists sher under ਸੇਰ, noting the Persian word for lion as used of a Singh, and the adjective "brave". The name therefore reads "lion-hearted" or "brave heart", as name lists give it. It is a boy's name used by Sikh and Punjabi families.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਸੇਰ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਦਿਲ (srigranth.org) · Mahan Kosh, ਸੇਰ (srigranth.org)
How the name is built
- Dil ਦਿਲ: heart; mind (Persian dil)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 64 - Sher ਸ਼ੇਰ: lion (Persian sher), used of a Singh; also brave
Mahan Kosh