Girl · Punjabi · Sikh
Harkiran
ਹਰਕਿਰਨSay it hur-KI-run
- Meaning
- Kiraṇ, a ray of light, of Hari, God Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 846
- Say it
- hur-KI-run
- Written
- ਹਰਕਿਰਨ
Harkiran
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Harkiran meaning
Harkiran (ਹਰਕਿਰਨ) is a Sikh girl's name of Punjabi origin.
Kiraṇ, a ray of light, of Hari, God
Harkiran (ਹਰਕਿਰਨ) joins har(i), God, with kiraṇ, which the Mahan Kosh defines as a very fine line or ray of light, and also as the sun itself. The image of the ray comes from the Guru Granth Sahib: on Ang 846 Guru Arjan likens the soul's union with God to rays of light merging with the sun and water blending with water. Sikh name lists give Harkiran as a ray of God's light. It is mainly a girl's name, written ਹਰਕਿਰਨ in everyday Punjabi spelling.
Source: Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 846 · entry ਕਿਰਣਿ (ਸੂਰਜ ਕਿਰਣਿ) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 846 · Mahan Kosh, ਕਿਰਣ (srigranth.org) · Mahan Kosh, ਹਰਿ (srigranth.org)
How the name is built
- Har ਹਰਿ: God, the Creator (one of many listed senses)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 10 - Kiran ਕਿਰਣ: a fine line or ray of light; also the sun
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 846