Boy, also used for girls · Punjabi · Sikh
Kulbir
ਕੁਲਬੀਰSay it kul-BEER
- Meaning today
- The great warrior, warrior of the clan
- Original meaning
- "bīr, a brave warrior, of the kul, family" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- kul-BEER
- Written
- ਕੁਲਬੀਰ
- Other spellings
- Kulveer, Kulvir
Kulbir
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Kulbir meaning
Kulbir (ਕੁਲਬੀਰ) is a Sikh boy's name of Punjabi origin, also used for girls.
Bīr, a brave warrior, of the kul, family
Also used to mean: the great warrior, warrior of the clan
Kulbir (ਕੁਲਬੀਰ) joins kul with bīr. The Mahan Kosh defines kul as a race, lineage or line of descent, and also a household; the word appears in the Guru Granth Sahib, for example on Ang 66. Bīr is the Punjabi form of vīr, a hero or warrior. Together the name means the brave one of the family, and name lists give it as a great warrior or a warrior of the clan. Kulveer and Kulvir are the same name. It is chiefly a boys' name.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਕੁਲ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਕੁਲ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 66 · Mahan Kosh, ਵੀਰ (srigranth.org)
How the name is built
- Kul ਕੁਲ: family, lineage, descent; household
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 66 - Veer / bir ਵੀਰ / ਬੀਰ: brave warrior; brother; friend
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 203
Spellings
Kulbir · Kulveer · Kulvir