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Jaskiran
ਜਸਕਿਰਨSay it jus-KI-run
- Meaning
- Jas (praise, renown) joined with kiraṇ (a ray of light) Mahan Kosh
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Jaskiran
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Jaskiran meaning
Jaskiran (ਜਸਕਿਰਨ) is a Sikh girl's name of Punjabi origin (from Sanskrit).
Jas (praise, renown) joined with kiraṇ (a ray of light)
Jaskiran (ਜਸਕਿਰਨ) joins jas, praise and renown, with kiraṇ, a ray of light. Jas comes from Sanskrit yaśas and appears in Guru Nanak's Japji as ਜਸੁ, paired with kīrat, glory (Ang 2). Kiraṇ, Sanskrit kiraṇa, is a ray or beam of light, and the Mahan Kosh also gives it as the sun. Together the name reads "a ray of glory" or "a ray of praise". It is a Punjabi name given to girls in Sikh families, alongside Kirandeep, Navkiran and Gurkiran, while Kiran on its own is used across India.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਕਿਰਣ · See the entry · checked 30 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਜਸ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 2 · Mahan Kosh, ਕਿਰਣ (srigranth.org)
How the name is built
- Jas ਜਸੁ: praise, renown, honour
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 2 - Kiran ਕਿਰਣ: a ray of light; also the sun
Mahan Kosh