Boy, also used for girls · Punjabi · Sikh
Gurnam
ਗੁਰਨਾਮSay it goor-NAAM
- Meaning today
- Name of the Guru
- Original meaning
- "gur (the Guru) joined with nām (the divine Name)" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- goor-NAAM
- Written
- ਗੁਰਨਾਮ
- Other spellings
- Gurnaam
Gurnam
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Gurnam meaning
Gurnam (ਗੁਰਨਾਮ) is a Sikh boy's name of Punjabi origin, also used for girls.
Gur (the Guru) joined with nām (the divine Name)
Also used to mean: name of the Guru
Gurnam (ਗੁਰਨਾਮ) joins gur, the Guru, with nām, name. In the Mahan Kosh nām is a name or word, and in Gurbani also the Creator and the divine order, the Nām on which Sikhs meditate; the Mool Mantar on Ang 1 of the Guru Granth Sahib names the Creator sati nām, the True Name. Name lists give "name of the Guru", and a Sikh list "one who meditates on the Guru's word". It is mainly a man's name, though Gurnam Kaur is also found.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਨਾਮ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਨਾਮ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 1 (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 - Naam ਨਾਮ: name; in Gurbani the Creator and the divine order; remembrance; renown
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 1
Spellings
Gurnam · Gurnaam