Boy, also used for girls · Punjabi · Sikh
Harsharan
ਹਰਸ਼ਰਨSay it hur-SHUR-un
- Meaning today
- One who takes shelter in God
- Original meaning
- "sharaṇ, shelter or refuge, in Hari, God" Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 545
- Say it
- hur-SHUR-un
- Written
- ਹਰਸ਼ਰਨ
Harsharan
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Harsharan meaning
Harsharan (ਹਰਸ਼ਰਨ) is a Sikh boy's name of Punjabi origin, also used for girls.
Sharaṇ, shelter or refuge, in Hari, God
Also used to mean: one who takes shelter in God
Harsharan (ਹਰਸ਼ਰਨ) joins har(i), God, with sharaṇ, which the Mahan Kosh defines as shelter, a place of refuge and support, and also as the one who gives refuge. Seeking God's sanctuary is a constant theme of the Guru Granth Sahib, which usually spells the word ਸਰਣਿ; on Ang 545 Guru Arjan speaks of finding the shelter of God and never leaving it. Sikh name lists render Harsharan as one who takes shelter in the Lord. It is chiefly a boys' name, though Harsharan Kaur is also found.
Source: Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 545 · entry ਹਰਿ ਸਰਣਿ (ਹਰਿ ਸਰਣਿ ਪਾਈ) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 545 · Mahan Kosh, ਸਰਣ (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 545 - Sharan ਸਰਣਿ: shelter, refuge; one who gives refuge
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 545