Boy, also used for girls · Punjabi · Sikh
Harpal
ਹਰਪਾਲSay it hur-PAAL
- Meaning today
- Protected by God
- Original meaning
- "har(i), God, joined with pāl, sustainer and protector" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- hur-PAAL
- Written
- ਹਰਪਾਲ
- Other spellings
- Harpaal
Harpal
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Harpal meaning
Harpal (ਹਰਪਾਲ) is a Sikh boy's name of Punjabi origin, also used for girls.
Har(i), God, joined with pāl, sustainer and protector
Also used to mean: protected by God
Harpal (ਹਰਪਾਲ) joins har(i), God, with pāl. The Mahan Kosh traces pāl to a Sanskrit root meaning to nourish or protect, and as an adjective gives it as a sustainer, nurturer or protector; the same element ends names such as Gopal. The idea of God as the one who cherishes and keeps every creature is common in the Guru Granth Sahib; on Ang 81 Guru Ram Das says that Hari sustains all beings. Name lists usually give Harpal as "protected by God". It is chiefly a boys' name, though Harpal Kaur is also found.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਪਾਲ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਪਾਲ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 81 · 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 81 - Pal ਪਾਲ: sustainer, nurturer, protector (Sanskrit root pāl, to protect)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 81
Spellings
Harpal · Harpaal