Boy · Punjabi · Sikh
Gurkaran
ਗੁਰਕਰਨSay it goor-KUR-un
- Meaning
- Gur (the Guru) joined with karan (doer, cause) Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- goor-KUR-un
- Written
- ਗੁਰਕਰਨ
Gurkaran
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Gurkaran meaning
Gurkaran (ਗੁਰਕਰਨ) is a Sikh boy's name of Punjabi origin.
Gur (the Guru) joined with karan (doer, cause)
Gurkaran (ਗੁਰਕਰਨ) joins gur, the Guru, with karan. The Mahan Kosh gives karaṇ as cause or doer, and also as Karna, the son of Kunti in the Mahabharata; the phrase karaṇ kāraṇ, "cause of causes", describes God on Ang 49 of the Guru Granth Sahib. Name lists explain Gurkaran in quite different ways, from "one who sings the Guru's hymns" to "noble warrior", so we give only the meaning of the parts. It is a modern boy's name.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਕਰਣ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਕਰਣ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 49 (srigranth.org) · Mahan Kosh, ਗੁਰ (srigranth.org)
How the name is built
- Gur ਗੁਰ: the Guru; a teacher who dispels ignorance
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 1 - Karan ਕਰਣ: cause, doer; also Karna, son of Kunti
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 49