Boy · Punjabi · Sikh
Gursewak
ਗੁਰਸੇਵਕSay it goor-SAY-vuk
- Meaning
- Servant of the Guru Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- goor-SAY-vuk
- Written
- ਗੁਰਸੇਵਕ
- Other spellings
- Gursevak
Gursewak
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Gursewak meaning
Gursewak (ਗੁਰਸੇਵਕ) is a Sikh boy's name of Punjabi origin.
Servant of the Guru
Gursewak (ਗੁਰਸੇਵਕ) joins gur, the Guru, with sevak, which the Mahan Kosh gives as one who serves, a servant or an attendant. Service, sevā, is central to Sikh practice, and the Guru Granth Sahib describes the true servant on Ang 28 as the one who keeps the Lord in the heart. Name lists give "servant of the Guru" or "devotee of the Guru". It is mostly a boy's name; Gursevak is another spelling.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਸੇਵਕ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਸੇਵਕ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 28 (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 - Sewak ਸੇਵਕ: one who serves; servant, attendant
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 28
Spellings
Gursewak · Gursevak