Unisex · Punjabi · Sikh
Kiranjit
ਕਿਰਨਜੀਤSay it KI-run-jeet
- Meaning
- Kiraṇ, a ray of light, joined with jīt, victory Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- KI-run-jeet
- Written
- ਕਿਰਨਜੀਤ
- Other spellings
- Kiranjeet
Kiranjit
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Kiranjit meaning
Kiranjit (ਕਿਰਨਜੀਤ) is a Sikh unisex name of Punjabi origin, used for both girls and boys.
Kiraṇ, a ray of light, joined with jīt, victory
Kiranjit (ਕਿਰਨਜੀਤ) joins kiraṇ, a ray of light, with jīt, victory. The Mahan Kosh defines kiraṇ as a fine line or ray of light, and also the sun, and jīt simply as victory. Read together, the name suggests light that prevails, a victorious ray. Name lists usually give Kiranjit as "ray of light", reflecting only its first part. It is given to both girls and boys, most often as Kiranjit Kaur.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਕਿਰਣ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਕਿਰਣ (srigranth.org) · Mahan Kosh, ਜੀਤ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 846
How the name is built
- Kiran ਕਿਰਣ: a fine line or ray of light; also the sun
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 846 - Jeet ਜੀਤ: victory (Mahan Kosh: ਜਿੱਤ, ਫ਼ਤੇ)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 6
Spellings
Kiranjit · Kiranjeet