Unisex · Punjabi · Sikh
Ekjot
ਏਕਜੋਤSay it AYK-jote
- Meaning today
- One light
- Original meaning
- "ek (one, the One) joined with jot (light, divine light)" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- AYK-jote
- Written
- ਏਕਜੋਤ
Ekjot
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Ekjot meaning
Ekjot (ਏਕਜੋਤ) is a Sikh unisex name of Punjabi origin, used for both girls and boys.
Ek (one, the One) joined with jot (light, divine light)
Also used to mean: one light
Ekjot (ਏਕਜੋਤ) joins ek, one, with jot, light. The Mahan Kosh gives ek as one, unique and undivided, and also as the Creator; the Guru Granth Sahib opens with ੴ, Ik Oankar, on Ang 1. Jot is light and the divine light, and Guru Nanak's Aarti on Ang 13 speaks of the one light within all. Name lists give "one light". It is a modern name used for boys and girls.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਏਕ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਏਕ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 1 (srigranth.org) · Mahan Kosh, ਜੋਤਿ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 13 (srigranth.org)
How the name is built
- Ek ਏਕ: one; unique, undivided; unity; the Creator
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 1 - Jot ਜੋਤਿ: light; divine light; God; the soul's light
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 13