Boy · Punjabi · Sikh
Gurfateh
ਗੁਰਫ਼ਤਿਹSay it goor-FUT-eh
- Meaning today
- Victory of the Guru
- Original meaning
- "gur (the Guru) joined with fateh (victory)" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- goor-FUT-eh
- Written
- ਗੁਰਫ਼ਤਿਹ
- Other spellings
- Gurfatah
Gurfateh
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Gurfateh meaning
Gurfateh (ਗੁਰਫ਼ਤਿਹ) is a Sikh boy's name of Punjabi origin.
Gur (the Guru) joined with fateh (victory)
Also used to mean: victory of the Guru
Gurfateh (ਗੁਰਫ਼ਤਿਹ) joins gur, the Guru, with fateh, victory. The Mahan Kosh gives fateh, from Arabic fatḥ, as victory and success and as the Khalsa greeting "Vahiguru ji ka Khalsa, Vahiguru ji ki Fateh", in which the victory belongs to God. Name lists give "victory of the Guru". It is a modern boy's name.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਫ਼ਤਹ਼ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਫ਼ਤਹ਼ (srigranth.org) · Mahan Kosh, ਗੁਰ (srigranth.org)
Popularity abroad
- #556 England and Wales, boys 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
How the name is built
- Gur ਗੁਰ: the Guru; a teacher who dispels ignorance
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 1 - Fateh ਫ਼ਤਹ਼ / ਫ਼ਤਿਹ: victory, success; the Khalsa greeting (Arabic fatḥ)
Mahan Kosh
Spellings
Gurfateh · Gurfatah