Boy · Punjabi · Sikh · Hindu
Karanveer
ਕਰਨਵੀਰSay it kuh-run-VEER
- Meaning today
- Brave warrior
- Original meaning
- "karan (Karna, the Mahabharata hero; or doer) joined with vīr (brave)" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- kuh-run-VEER
- Written
- ਕਰਨਵੀਰ
- Other spellings
- Karanvir, Karanbir
Karanveer
Stays on your phone. A family name is never required.
Karanveer meaning
Karanveer (ਕਰਨਵੀਰ) is a Sikh and Hindu boy's name of Punjabi origin.
Karan (Karna, the Mahabharata hero; or doer) joined with vīr (brave)
Also used to mean: brave warrior
Karanveer (ਕਰਨਵੀਰ) is a modern compound of karan and vīr. Vīr, from a Sanskrit root meaning to be valiant, is defined in the Mahan Kosh as heroic, a brave warrior or champion, and in everyday Punjabi also a brother. Karan is open to more than one reading. The Mahan Kosh entry ਕਰਣ includes Karna, son of Kunti and Surya, the Mahabharata warrior famed for his generosity, alongside senses such as 'principal cause' and 'the senses', and in names karan is also read as 'doer'. So the name can mean 'Karna the brave' or 'brave doer', and name lists simply say 'brave warrior'. It is used in Sikh and Hindu families, often with Singh.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਕਰਣ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਕਰਣ · Mahan Kosh, ਵੀਰ
How the name is built
- Karan ਕਰਣ: cause, doer; also Karna, son of Kunti
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 49 - Veer / bir ਵੀਰ / ਬੀਰ: brave warrior; brother; friend
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 203
Spellings
Karanveer · Karanvir · Karanbir