Boy · Punjabi · Sikh
Gurtej
ਗੁਰਤੇਜSay it goor-TAYJ
- Meaning today
- Radiance of the Guru
- Original meaning
- "gur (the Guru) joined with tej (radiance)" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- goor-TAYJ
- Written
- ਗੁਰਤੇਜ
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Gurtej meaning
Gurtej (ਗੁਰਤੇਜ) is a Sikh boy's name of Punjabi origin.
Gur (the Guru) joined with tej (radiance)
Also used to mean: radiance of the Guru
Gurtej (ਗੁਰਤੇਜ) joins gur, the Guru, with tej. The Mahan Kosh gives tej as brightness and radiance, and also strength and fire; the Guru Granth Sahib uses it on Ang 857. Name lists give "radiance of the Guru", and one gives "rays of the Guru". It is a boy's name used in Sikh families.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਤੇਜ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਤੇਜ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 857 (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 - Tej ਤੇਜ: brightness, radiance; also strength, fire
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 857