Unisex · Punjabi (from Sanskrit) · Sikh
Navjeet
ਨਵਜੀਤSay it NUV-jeet
- Meaning
- Nav (new) joined with jīt (victory) Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- NUV-jeet
- Spelling in Punjabi
- ਨਵਜੀਤ
- Spelling in English
- Navjeet, Navjit
Navjeet
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Navjeet meaning
Navjeet (ਨਵਜੀਤ) is a Sikh unisex name of Punjabi origin (from Sanskrit), used for both girls and boys.
Nav (new) joined with jīt (victory)
Navjeet (ਨਵਜੀਤ) joins nav, new, with jīt, victory. Nav is Sanskrit nava, new, and in Punjabi also nine; it begins names such as Navjot and Navneet (Mahan Kosh; Ang 844). Jīt is victory or conquest; the Mahan Kosh glosses it as a win, and the word occurs in Guru Nanak's Japji in the line that says conquering the mind is conquering the world (Ang 6). Together the name means "new victory". It is used for both girls and boys in Punjab; the discus thrower Navjeet Kaur Dhillon won bronze for India at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. 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 ਜੀਤ · See the entry · checked 30 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਨਵ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 844 · Mahan Kosh, ਜੀਤ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 180 · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 6 · Wikipedia, Navjeet Dhillon
Famous namesakes
- Navjeet Kaur Dhillon, Indian discus thrower
How the name is built
- Nav ਨਵ: new; also nine (Sanskrit nava)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 844 - Jeet ਜੀਤ: victory (Mahan Kosh: ਜਿੱਤ, ਫ਼ਤੇ)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 180 · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 6
Spellings
Navjeet · Navjit