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Satpal
ਸਤਪਾਲSay it SUT-paal
- Meaning
- Sat (truth) joined with pāl (protector): protector of truth Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- SUT-paal
- Written
- ਸਤਪਾਲ
- Other spellings
- Satpaal
Satpal
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Satpal meaning
Satpal (ਸਤਪਾਲ) is a Sikh and Hindu boy's name of Punjabi origin (from Sanskrit).
Sat (truth) joined with pāl (protector): protector of truth
Satpal (ਸਤਪਾਲ) joins sat with pāl. Sat, from Sanskrit satya, is truth, and in Sikh usage also the True One, as in the Mool Mantar's ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ (Ang 1). Pāl is a guardian or protector, from the Sanskrit root pāl, to protect and nourish; Guru Arjan uses the word for God's protecting care (Ang 680). The name means "protector of truth", which is also how name lists give it. Satpal is a boys' name used in Sikh and Punjabi Hindu families, as a counterpart of the Sanskrit Satyapal.
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, ਸਤਿ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 1 · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 680
How the name is built
- Sat ਸਤਿ: truth; the True One; also good, excellent
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 1 - Pal ਪਾਲ: protector; one who sustains and guards (Sanskrit root pāl, to protect)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 680
Spellings
Satpal · Satpaal