Unisex · Punjabi · Sikh
Gurjit
ਗੁਰਜੀਤSay it GOOR-jeet
- Meaning today
- Victory of the Guru
- Original meaning
- "gur (the Guru) joined with jīt (victory)" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- GOOR-jeet
- Written
- ਗੁਰਜੀਤ
- Other spellings
- Gurjeet
Gurjit
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Gurjit meaning
Gurjit (ਗੁਰਜੀਤ) is a Sikh unisex name of Punjabi origin, used for both girls and boys.
Gur (the Guru) joined with jīt (victory)
Also used to mean: victory of the Guru
Gurjit (ਗੁਰਜੀਤ) joins gur, the Guru, with jīt, victory (Mahan Kosh). Name lists give "victory of the Guru" or "one who wins through the Guru". Gurjeet is another spelling. The name is given to both men and women; the drag-flicker Gurjit Kaur scored the goal against Australia that took India's women into their first Olympic hockey semi-final, at Tokyo 2020.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਜੀਤ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਗੁਰ (srigranth.org) · Mahan Kosh, ਜੀਤ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 180 (srigranth.org) · Wikipedia, Gurjit Kaur
Famous namesakes
- Gurjit Kaur, India hockey drag-flicker
How the name is built
- Gur ਗੁਰ: the Guru; a teacher who dispels ignorance
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 1 - Jit / jeet ਜੀਤ: victory (Mahan Kosh: ਜਿੱਤ, ਫ਼ਤੇ)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 180
Spellings
Gurjit · Gurjeet