Unisex · Punjabi (from Sanskrit) · Sikh · Hindu
Pawandeep
ਪਵਨਦੀਪSay it PUH-wun-deep
- Meaning today
- Lamp of the wind, light of the wind
- Original meaning
- "pavan (air, wind) joined with dīp (lamp): lamp of the wind" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- PUH-wun-deep
- Written
- ਪਵਨਦੀਪ
- Other spellings
- Pavandeep
Pawandeep
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Pawandeep meaning
Pawandeep (ਪਵਨਦੀਪ) is a Sikh and Hindu unisex name of Punjabi origin (from Sanskrit), used for both girls and boys.
Pavan (air, wind) joined with dīp (lamp): lamp of the wind
Also used to mean: light of the wind
Pawandeep (ਪਵਨਦੀਪ) joins pavan with dīp. The Mahan Kosh gives pavan as air, wind and the breath of life, and also as a name of God, the purifier of all; the Guru Granth Sahib uses it for wind and for breath (Ang 179). Dīp is a lamp, from a root meaning to shine. The name reads "lamp of the wind", which is how name lists usually give it, an image of a flame that stays alight in moving air. Pawandeep is used for boys and girls in Sikh and Hindu families; the singer Pawandeep Rajan, winner of Indian Idol in 2021, is a well-known bearer.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਪਵਨ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਪਵਨ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 179 · Mahan Kosh, ਦੀਪ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 57 · Wikipedia, Pawandeep Rajan
Famous namesakes
- Pawandeep Rajan, singer, winner of Indian Idol 12
How the name is built
- Pawan ਪਵਨ: air, wind; also breath
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 179 - Deep ਦੀਪ: lamp; from a root meaning 'to shine'
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 57
Spellings
Pawandeep · Pavandeep