Boy, also used for girls · Punjabi (from Sanskrit) · Sikh · Hindu
Navdeep
ਨਵਦੀਪSay it NUV-deep
- Meaning today
- New light
- Original meaning
- "nav (new) joined with dīp (lamp): a new lamp" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- NUV-deep
- Written
- ਨਵਦੀਪ
- Other spellings
- Navdip
Navdeep
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Navdeep meaning
Navdeep (ਨਵਦੀਪ) is a Sikh and Hindu boy's name of Punjabi origin (from Sanskrit), also used for girls.
Nav (new) joined with dīp (lamp): a new lamp
Also used to mean: new light
Navdeep (ਨਵਦੀਪ) joins nav and dīp. Nav, from Sanskrit nava, means new or fresh, and the Mahan Kosh notes that it can also mean nine; in names it is read as new, as in Navjot. Dīp is a lamp, from a root meaning to shine, and the word occurs in the Guru Granth Sahib (Ang 57). Together the parts give "new lamp", which name lists usually render as "new light". The name is used in Sikh and Hindu families, mostly for boys, and is also spelt Navdip. The India fast bowler Navdeep Saini is a well-known bearer.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਨਵ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਨਵ (srigranth.org) · Mahan Kosh, ਦੀਪ (srigranth.org) · Wikipedia, Navdeep Saini
Famous namesakes
- Navdeep Saini, India fast bowler
How the name is built
- Nav ਨਵ: new; also nine (Sanskrit nava)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 844 - Deep ਦੀਪ: lamp; from a root meaning 'to shine'
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 57
Spellings
Navdeep · Navdip