Boy · Punjabi · Sikh
Gurtaj
ਗੁਰਤਾਜSay it goor-TAAJ
- Meaning today
- Crown of the Guru
- Original meaning
- "gur (the Guru) joined with tāj (crown)" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- goor-TAAJ
- Written
- ਗੁਰਤਾਜ
- Other spellings
- Gurtaaj
Gurtaj
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Gurtaj meaning
Gurtaj (ਗੁਰਤਾਜ) is a Sikh boy's name of Punjabi origin.
Gur (the Guru) joined with tāj (crown)
Also used to mean: crown of the Guru
Gurtaj (ਗੁਰਤਾਜ) joins gur, the Guru, with tāj, crown. The Mahan Kosh gives tāj, an Arabic word, as the crown worn on a king's head, and Guru Nanak uses it on Ang 225 of the Guru Granth Sahib. Name lists give "crown of the Guru" or "the Guru's crown". It is a modern boy's name; Gurtaaj is another spelling.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਤਾਜ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਤਾਜ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 225 (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 - Taj ਤਾਜ: crown (Arabic tāj)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 225
Spellings
Gurtaj · Gurtaaj