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Gurbaksh
ਗੁਰਬਖ਼ਸ਼Say it gur-BUKSH
- Meaning
- Gift or grace (bakhsh) of the Guru Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 1
- Say it
- gur-BUKSH
- Written
- ਗੁਰਬਖ਼ਸ਼
- Other spellings
- Gurbax, Gurbakhsh
Gurbaksh
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Gurbaksh meaning
Gurbaksh (ਗੁਰਬਖ਼ਸ਼) is a Sikh boy's name of Punjabi origin.
Gift or grace (bakhsh) of the Guru
Gurbaksh (ਗੁਰਬਖ਼ਸ਼) joins gur, the Guru, with bakhsh, a word of Persian origin for giving, granting and forgiving, so the name means "the Guru's gift" or "grace from the Guru". The related ਬਖਸੀਸ, bakhsīs, which the scripture dictionaries gloss as "gift, favour, grace", occurs in the Japji at Ang 1 of the Guru Granth Sahib. Baby-name lists give "gift of the Guru" or "blessed by the Guru", matching these sources. The name is also spelt Gurbakhsh. A celebrated bearer is Bhai Gurbakhsh Singh (1688–1764), a Sikh warrior from Lil in Amritsar district, who with about thirty companions died defending Amritsar against Ahmad Shah Durrani's army in December 1764; the Shahid Ganj behind the Akal Takht marks the place.
Source: Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 1 · entry ਬਖਸੀਸ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: SGGS dictionaries and Mahan Kosh, ਬਖਸੀਸ (srigranth.org) · Encyclopaedia of Sikhism, Gurbakhsh Singh, Bhai (1688–1764)
Famous namesakes
- Bhai Gurbakhsh Singh, Sikh warrior who died defending Amritsar in 1764
How the name is built
- Gur ਗੁਰ: the Guru; a teacher who dispels ignorance
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 1 - Baksh ਬਖਸੀਸ / ਬਖਸ: gift, grace, bestowal
Guru Granth Sahib Ang 1 · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 30
Spellings
Gurbaksh · Gurbax · Gurbakhsh