Unisex · Punjabi (from Sanskrit) · Sikh
Sharanjit
ਸ਼ਰਨਜੀਤSay it shuh-RUN-jeet
- Meaning
- Sharan (refuge, shelter) joined with jīt (victory) Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- shuh-RUN-jeet
- Spelling in Punjabi
- ਸ਼ਰਨਜੀਤ
- Spelling in English
- Sharanjit, Sharanjeet
Sharanjit
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Sharanjit meaning
Sharanjit (ਸ਼ਰਨਜੀਤ) is a Sikh unisex name of Punjabi origin (from Sanskrit), used for both girls and boys.
Sharan (refuge, shelter) joined with jīt (victory)
Sharanjit (ਸ਼ਰਨਜੀਤ) joins sharan, refuge, with jīt, victory. Sharan comes from Sanskrit śaraṇa, shelter or protection; in the Guru Granth Sahib it usually means taking refuge in God or the Guru, as in gur saraṇ, the Guru's refuge (Ang 39). Jīt is victory (Mahan Kosh ਜੀਤ; Ang 180). Together the name reads "victory through refuge". It is a classic Punjabi name, used for both girls and boys in Sikh families, like Sharanpreet and Gursharan. The whole name is not a dictionary headword; its meaning comes from its two parts.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਸਰਣ · See the entry · checked 30 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਸਰਣ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 39 · Mahan Kosh, ਜੀਤ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 180 · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 6
How the name is built
- Sharan ਸਰਣ / ਸ਼ਰਨ: shelter, refuge, protection (Sanskrit śaraṇa)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 39 - Jeet ਜੀਤ: victory (Mahan Kosh: ਜਿੱਤ, ਫ਼ਤੇ)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 180 · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 6
Spellings
Sharanjit · Sharanjeet