Girl · Punjabi (from Sanskrit) · Sikh
Mehakdeep
ਮਹਿਕਦੀਪSay it MEH-hek-deep
- Meaning
- Mahak (fragrance) joined with dīp (lamp) Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- MEH-hek-deep
- Spelling in Punjabi
- ਮਹਿਕਦੀਪ
- Spelling in English
- Mehakdeep, Mahakdeep
Mehakdeep
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Mehakdeep meaning
Mehakdeep (ਮਹਿਕਦੀਪ) is a Sikh girl's name of Punjabi origin (from Sanskrit).
Mahak (fragrance) joined with dīp (lamp)
Mehakdeep (ਮਹਿਕਦੀਪ) joins mahak, fragrance, with dīp, a lamp. The Mahan Kosh gives mahak as scent and perfume, and Kabir uses the verb in the Guru Granth Sahib for a body giving off fragrance (Ang 325). Dīp, Sanskrit dīpa, is a lamp, from a root meaning to shine (Mahan Kosh; Ang 57). Together the name reads "a fragrant lamp", bringing together two familiar images in Punjabi names, fragrance and light. It is a modern name used for girls in Sikh families, alongside Mehakpreet and names ending in -deep such as Amandeep and Kirandeep. The full name is not a Mahan Kosh headword, so its meaning is read from its two parts.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਮਹਕ · See the entry · checked 30 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਮਹਕ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 325 · Mahan Kosh, ਦੀਪ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 57
How the name is built
- Mehak ਮਹਕ: fragrance, scent, perfume
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 325 - Deep ਦੀਪ: lamp; from a root meaning 'to shine'
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 57
Spellings
Mehakdeep · Mahakdeep