Unisex · Punjabi (from Sanskrit) · Sikh
Sharanpreet
ਸ਼ਰਨਪ੍ਰੀਤSay it SHUH-run-preet
- Meaning today
- Love for shelter
- Original meaning
- "sharan (refuge, sanctuary) joined with prīt (love): love of (the Lord's) refuge" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- SHUH-run-preet
- Written
- ਸ਼ਰਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ
- Other spellings
- Saranpreet
Sharanpreet
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Sharanpreet meaning
Sharanpreet (ਸ਼ਰਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ) is a Sikh unisex name of Punjabi origin (from Sanskrit), used for both girls and boys.
Sharan (refuge, sanctuary) joined with prīt (love): love of (the Lord's) refuge
Also used to mean: love for shelter
Sharanpreet (ਸ਼ਰਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ) joins sharan with prīt, love. Sharan, Sanskrit śaraṇa, is refuge or sanctuary; the Mahan Kosh enters it as saran (ਸਰਣਿ), and the Guru Granth Sahib constantly speaks of seeking the Lord's or the Guru's sanctuary, for example in the evening prayer at Ang 10. The name means love of that refuge, a devotional sense; name lists give "love for shelter". It is used for both girls and boys in Sikh families, and is also spelt Saranpreet.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਸਰਣਿ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਸਰਣਿ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 10 · Mahan Kosh, ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 82
How the name is built
- Sharan ਸਰਣਿ: refuge, sanctuary, shelter
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 10 - Preet ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ: love; also delight
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 82
Spellings
Sharanpreet · Saranpreet