Boy, also used for girls · Punjabi (from Sanskrit) · Sikh
Pritpal
ਪ੍ਰੀਤਪਾਲSay it PREET-paal
- Meaning
- Prīt (love) joined with pāl (protector): protector of love Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- PREET-paal
- Written
- ਪ੍ਰੀਤਪਾਲ
- Other spellings
- Preetpal
Pritpal
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Pritpal meaning
Pritpal (ਪ੍ਰੀਤਪਾਲ) is a Sikh boy's name of Punjabi origin (from Sanskrit), also used for girls.
Prīt (love) joined with pāl (protector): protector of love
Pritpal (ਪ੍ਰੀਤਪਾਲ) combines prīt, love, with pāl. The Mahan Kosh lists many senses for pāl, among them a guardian, keeper or protector, from the Sanskrit root pāl, to protect and nourish; Guru Arjan uses the word for God's care, likened to a mother shielding her child (Ang 680). Prīt is love, a word that runs all through the Guru Granth Sahib. The name means "protector of love", which is also the usual gloss on name lists; Sikh lists sometimes put it as God, the loving caretaker. It is mainly a boys' name, also given to girls.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਪਾਲ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਪਾਲ (srigranth.org) · Mahan Kosh, ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 82 · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 680
How the name is built
- Preet ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ: love; also delight
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 82 - Pal ਪਾਲ: protector; one who sustains and guards (Sanskrit root pāl, to protect)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 680
Spellings
Pritpal · Preetpal