Girl, also used for boys · Punjabi · Sikh
Gurmehar
ਗੁਰਮੇਹਰSay it goor-MEH-har
- Meaning today
- Blessings of the Guru, kindness of the Guru
- Original meaning
- "gur (the Guru) joined with mihr (grace, kindness)" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- goor-MEH-har
- Written
- ਗੁਰਮੇਹਰ
- Other spellings
- Gurmeher
Gurmehar
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Gurmehar meaning
Gurmehar (ਗੁਰਮੇਹਰ) is a Sikh girl's name of Punjabi origin, also used for boys.
Gur (the Guru) joined with mihr (grace, kindness)
Also used to mean: blessings of the Guru, kindness of the Guru
Gurmehar (ਗੁਰਮੇਹਰ) joins gur, the Guru, with mehar, the Persian mihr. The Mahan Kosh gives mihr as love and affection, grace or mercy, and also the sun; in the Guru Granth Sahib mihar is God's grace, as on Ang 44. Name lists give "blessings of the Guru" or "the Guru's kindness". It is given mostly to girls and sometimes to boys; the student activist and author Gurmehar Kaur is a well-known bearer.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਮਿਹਰ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਮਿਹਰ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 44 (srigranth.org) · Wikipedia, Gurmehar Kaur
Famous namesakes
- Gurmehar Kaur, activist and author
How the name is built
- Gur ਗੁਰ: the Guru; a teacher who dispels ignorance
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 1 - Mehar ਮਿਹਰ: love, affection; grace, mercy; also the sun (Persian mihr)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 44
Spellings
Gurmehar · Gurmeher