Boy, also used for girls · Punjabi · Sikh
Mankirat
ਮਨਕੀਰਤSay it mun-KEE-rut
- Meaning
- Man, the mind or heart, joined with kīrti, praise and glory Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- mun-KEE-rut
- Written
- ਮਨਕੀਰਤ
- Other spellings
- Mankeerat
Mankirat
Stays on your phone. A family name is never required.
Mankirat meaning
Mankirat (ਮਨਕੀਰਤ) is a Sikh boy's name of Punjabi origin, also used for girls.
Man, the mind or heart, joined with kīrti, praise and glory
Mankirat (ਮਨਕੀਰਤ) joins man, the mind or heart, with kīrat, the Punjabi form of Sanskrit kīrti, which the Mahan Kosh defines as glory, good name and praise. Read together, the name suggests praise that comes from the heart. Name lists are divided: some give "one who praises from the heart", others "pure mind" or "respect for the mind", and a few read kirat as honest work, ਕਿਰਤ, a core Sikh value. Since no single meaning is widely shared, we give the meanings of the parts. It is mostly a boys' name.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਕੀਰਤਿ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਮਨ (srigranth.org) · Mahan Kosh, ਕੀਰਤਿ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 10
How the name is built
- Man ਮਨ: mind, inner faculty; heart
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 82 - Kirat ਕੀਰਤਿ: glory, good name, praise (Sanskrit kīrti)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 2
Spellings
Mankirat · Mankeerat