Boy · Punjabi (from Arabic via Persian) · Sikh
Himmat
ਹਿੰਮਤSay it HIM-mut
- Meaning
- Resolve, determination; courage, boldness Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- HIM-mut
- Written
- ਹਿੰਮਤ
- Other spellings
- Himat
Himmat
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Himmat meaning
Himmat (ਹਿੰਮਤ) is a Sikh boy's name of Punjabi origin (from Arabic via Persian).
Resolve, determination; courage, boldness
Himmat (ਹਿੰਮਤ) is an everyday Punjabi word of Arabic origin that reached Punjab through Persian. The Mahan Kosh defines it as intention or resolve and as courage and boldness, the spirit to attempt something hard; it also notes a third sense, worry. The word does not appear in the Guru Granth Sahib, but the name has deep roots in Sikh history through Bhai Himmat Singh, one of the Panj Pyare, the five Sikhs who offered their heads to Guru Gobind Singh at the founding of the Khalsa in 1699. It is a boys' name.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਹਿੰਮਤ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਹਿੰਮਤ (srigranth.org) · Wikipedia, Himmat Singh (Sikhism)
Famous namesakes
- Bhai Himmat Singh, one of the Panj Pyare
Popularity abroad
- #658 England and Wales, boys 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Spellings
Himmat · Himat