Unisex · Punjabi · Sikh
Kulwant
ਕੁਲਵੰਤSay it KUL-vunt
- Meaning today
- Possessing a family
- Original meaning
- "kul, family and lineage, with -vant, having: one of good family" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- KUL-vunt
- Written
- ਕੁਲਵੰਤ
- Other spellings
- Kulvant
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Kulwant meaning
Kulwant (ਕੁਲਵੰਤ) is a Sikh unisex name of Punjabi origin, used for both girls and boys.
Kul, family and lineage, with -vant, having: one of good family
Also used to mean: possessing a family
Kulwant (ਕੁਲਵੰਤ) joins kul, family and lineage, with -vant, an ending that the Mahan Kosh explains as having or possessing, found in Gurbani words such as ਗੁਣਵੰਤੀ (Ang 17), a woman rich in virtues. The name therefore describes one who has a family line, a person of good family, and name lists give it as possessing a family. It is a traditional name used for both men, as Kulwant Singh, and women, as Kulwant Kaur.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਵੰਤਾ, ਵੰਤੁ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਕੁਲ (srigranth.org) · Mahan Kosh, ਵੰਤਾ, ਵੰਤੁ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 17
How the name is built
- Kul ਕੁਲ: family, lineage, descent; household
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 66 - Want ਵੰਤ: having, possessing; used at the end of compounds
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 17
Spellings
Kulwant · Kulvant