Gurdial

Gurdial meaning

Gurdial (ਗੁਰਦਿਆਲ) is a Sikh boy's name of Punjabi origin.

Gur (the Guru) joined with dayāl (compassionate, merciful)

Also used to mean: kind guru

Gurdial (ਗੁਰਦਿਆਲ), also written Gurdayal, joins gur, the Guru, with dayāl. Dayāl comes from Sanskrit dayālu, full of compassion; the Mahan Kosh gives it as compassionate and merciful, and also as a giver. The Guru Granth Sahib often calls God and the Guru dayāl; on Ang 81 Guru Arjan speaks of meeting the Lord through the kind and compassionate True Guru. The name therefore means the compassionate Guru, close to the "kind guru" of name lists. It is a traditional Sikh boys' name. The novelist Gurdial Singh, author of Marhi Da Deeva (1964), received the Jnanpith Award, India's highest literary honour, for 1999. The whole name is not a dictionary headword; its meaning comes from its two parts.

Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਦਇਆਲ · See the entry · checked 30 Oct 2026

References: Mahan Kosh, ਦਇਆਲ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 81 · Monier-Williams, dayālu, p. 470 · Gurdial Singh, Wikipedia

Famous namesakes

• Gurdial Singh, Punjabi novelist and Jnanpith Award winner

How the name is built

• Gur ਗੁਰ: the Guru; a teacher who dispels ignorance
  Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 1
• Dial / dayal ਦਇਆਲ: compassionate, merciful; a giver (Sanskrit dayālu)
  Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 81 · Monier-Williams 470

Spellings

Gurdial · Gurdayal

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