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Hardev
ਹਰਦੇਵSay it hur-DAYV
- Meaning
- Har(i), God, joined with dev, a god or divine being Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- hur-DAYV
- Spelling in Punjabi
- ਹਰਦੇਵ
Hardev
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Hardev meaning
Hardev (ਹਰਦੇਵ) is a Sikh and Hindu boy's name of Punjabi origin.
Har(i), God, joined with dev, a god or divine being
Hardev (ਹਰਦੇਵ) joins har(i) with dev. Har(i) is among the commonest names of God in the Guru Granth Sahib, and the Mahan Kosh lists the Creator among its many senses; dev is a god or divine being, from Sanskrit deva. Together the name honours God as the divine Lord. The Sanskrit form harideva is old: Monier-Williams records it as the name of various men, and also of a lunar asterism. Name lists explain the name in different ways, from "godly person" to "lord of lords". Hardev is used mainly in Sikh families and also by Hindu families in Punjab and north India.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਦੇਵ · See the entry · checked 30 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਹਰਿ (srigranth.org) · Mahan Kosh, ਦੇਵ (srigranth.org) · Monier-Williams, harideva, p. 1290
How the name is built
- Har ਹਰਿ: God, the Creator (one of many listed senses)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 1428 - Dev ਦੇਵ: god, deity
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 6