Unisex · Punjabi · Sikh
Harkirat
ਹਰਕੀਰਤSay it hur-KEE-rut
- Meaning today
- One who sings God's praises
- Original meaning
- "kīrti, praise and glory, of Hari, God" Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 10
- Say it
- hur-KEE-rut
- Written
- ਹਰਕੀਰਤ
- Other spellings
- Harkeerat
Harkirat
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Harkirat meaning
Harkirat (ਹਰਕੀਰਤ) is a Sikh unisex name of Punjabi origin, used for both girls and boys.
Kīrti, praise and glory, of Hari, God
Also used to mean: one who sings God's praises
Harkirat (ਹਰਕੀਰਤ) joins har(i), God, with kīrat, the Punjabi form of Sanskrit kīrti, which the Mahan Kosh defines as glory, good name and praise. The exact phrase ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ, the praise of God, is found in the Guru Granth Sahib; on Ang 10 Guru Ram Das calls it his rahras, a word the Mahan Kosh glosses as prayer or the straight path, and Guru Nanak uses the same words on Ang 360. Sikh name lists give Harkirat as one who sings God's praises. It is used for boys and girls.
Source: Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 10 · entry ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ (ਹਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਿ ਹਮਰੀ ਰਹਰਾਸਿ) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 10 · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 360 · Mahan Kosh, ਕੀਰਤਿ (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 - Kirat ਕੀਰਤਿ: glory, good name, praise (Sanskrit kīrti)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 10
Spellings
Harkirat · Harkeerat