Unisex · Punjabi · Sikh
Kamaldeep
ਕਮਲਦੀਪSay it kum-ul-DEEP
- Meaning today
- Light of the lotus
- Original meaning
- "kamal, the lotus, joined with dīp, a lamp" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- kum-ul-DEEP
- Written
- ਕਮਲਦੀਪ
- Other spellings
- Kamaldip
Kamaldeep
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Kamaldeep meaning
Kamaldeep (ਕਮਲਦੀਪ) is a Sikh unisex name of Punjabi origin, used for both girls and boys.
Kamal, the lotus, joined with dīp, a lamp
Also used to mean: light of the lotus
Kamaldeep (ਕਮਲਦੀਪ) joins kamal, the lotus, with dīp, a lamp. The Mahan Kosh gives kamal as the lotus and also as water, and dīp as a lamp from a root meaning "to shine". The lotus has a special place in Sikh imagery: in the Sidh Gosht on Ang 938 Guru Nanak compares the devotee to the lotus that floats untouched on the water. Name lists render Kamaldeep as the lamp or light of the lotus. It is given to both boys and girls.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਕਮਲ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਕਮਲ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 938 · Mahan Kosh, ਦੀਪ (srigranth.org)
How the name is built
- Kamal ਕਮਲ: lotus; also water; a short form of Kamla (Lakshmi)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 938 - Deep ਦੀਪ: lamp; from a root meaning 'to shine'
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 57
Spellings
Kamaldeep · Kamaldip