Unisex · Punjabi (from Sanskrit) · Sikh · Hindu
Mandeep
ਮਨਦੀਪSay it MUN-deep
- Meaning today
- Light of the mind, enlightened
- Original meaning
- "man (mind, heart) joined with dīp (lamp): lamp of the mind" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- MUN-deep
- Written
- ਮਨਦੀਪ
- Other spellings
- Mandip
Mandeep
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Mandeep meaning
Mandeep (ਮਨਦੀਪ) is a Sikh and Hindu unisex name of Punjabi origin (from Sanskrit), used for both girls and boys.
Man (mind, heart) joined with dīp (lamp): lamp of the mind
Also used to mean: light of the mind, enlightened
Mandeep (ਮਨਦੀਪ) is a compound of man and dīp. Man is the mind or inner self, which the Mahan Kosh also renders as the heart; it is the mind that the hymns of the Guru Granth Sahib address again and again. Dīp, from Sanskrit dīpa, is a lamp, from a root meaning to shine. Read together, the name means "lamp of the mind", and name lists give it as "light of the mind" or "enlightened", in line with its parts. Mandeep is given to both boys and girls in Sikh and Hindu families, and is also spelt Mandip. The India hockey forward Mandeep Singh, a member of the team that won Olympic bronze at Tokyo, is a well-known bearer.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਦੀਪ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਮਨ (srigranth.org) · Mahan Kosh, ਦੀਪ (srigranth.org) · Wikipedia, Mandeep · Wikipedia, Mandeep Singh (field hockey)
Famous namesakes
- Mandeep Singh, India hockey forward
How the name is built
- Man ਮਨ: mind, inner faculty; heart
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 82 - Deep ਦੀਪ: lamp; from a root meaning 'to shine'
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 57
Spellings
Mandeep · Mandip