Girl · Punjabi · Sikh
Gurbani
ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀSay it goor-BAA-nee
- Meaning today
- The word of the Guru
- Original meaning
- "the Guru's word; the hymns of the Gurus" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- goor-BAA-nee
- Written
- ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ
- Other spellings
- Gurbaani
Gurbani
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Gurbani meaning
Gurbani (ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ) is a Sikh girl's name of Punjabi origin.
The Guru's word; the hymns of the Gurus
Also used to mean: the word of the Guru
Gurbani (ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ) is the Sikh word for the hymns gathered in the Guru Granth Sahib. The Mahan Kosh defines it as the sacred word of Guru Nanak and the later Gurus, and Guru Amar Das writes on Ang 67 that Gurbani is a light in this world. As a girl's name it means "the word of the Guru", as name lists also say. Bani is the short form.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 67 (srigranth.org)
How the name is built
- Gur ਗੁਰ: the Guru; a teacher who dispels ignorance
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 1 - Bani ਬਾਣੀ: speech, utterance, composition (Sanskrit vāṇī); in Sikh use the hymns of the Gurus
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 8
Spellings
Gurbani · Gurbaani