Boy · Punjabi · Sikh
Gurpartap
ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰਤਾਪSay it goor-pur-TAAP
- Meaning
- Gur (the Guru) joined with pratāp (glory, splendour, valour) Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- goor-pur-TAAP
- Spelling in Punjabi
- ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰਤਾਪ
- Spelling in English
- Gurpartap, Gurpratap
Gurpartap
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Gurpartap meaning
Gurpartap (ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰਤਾਪ) is a Sikh boy's name of Punjabi origin.
Gur (the Guru) joined with pratāp (glory, splendour, valour)
Gurpartap (ਗੁਰਪ੍ਰਤਾਪ), also spelled Gurpratap, joins gur, the Guru, with pratāp. The Mahan Kosh gives pratāp as intense brilliance, prestige and valour, and the Guru Granth Sahib uses it for the glory of God on Ang 614, where Guru Arjan is filled with joy at the sight of the glory of the Primal Lord. The name therefore means the glory or majesty of the Guru. The phrase is familiar to Sikhs from the Gur Partap Suraj Granth, Bhai Santokh Singh's long verse history of the Gurus, completed in 1843. Name lists offer looser readings such as "light of the Guru". It is a traditional Sikh boys' name. The full name is not a Mahan Kosh headword, so its meaning is read from its two parts.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਪ੍ਰਤਾਪ · See the entry · checked 30 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਪ੍ਰਤਾਪ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 614 · Suraj Prakash (Gur Partap Suraj Granth), Wikipedia
How the name is built
- Gur ਗੁਰ: the Guru; a teacher who dispels ignorance
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 1 - Partap / pratap ਪ੍ਰਤਾਪ: intense brilliance; prestige, glory; valour
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 614
Spellings
Gurpartap · Gurpratap