Unisex · Punjabi (from Sanskrit) · Sikh
Taranjeet
ਤਰਨਜੀਤSay it TUH-run-jeet
- Meaning today
- Victory of redemption, victory over obstacles
- Original meaning
- "taran (crossing over, deliverance) joined with jīt (victory): victory of deliverance" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- TUH-run-jeet
- Written
- ਤਰਨਜੀਤ
- Other spellings
- Taranjit
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Taranjeet meaning
Taranjeet (ਤਰਨਜੀਤ) is a Sikh unisex name of Punjabi origin (from Sanskrit), used for both girls and boys.
Taran (crossing over, deliverance) joined with jīt (victory): victory of deliverance
Also used to mean: victory of redemption, victory over obstacles
Taranjeet (ਤਰਨਜੀਤ) joins taran with jīt, victory. Taran, Sanskrit taraṇa, is the act of crossing a river, and also a boat; in Sikh scripture crossing the world-ocean is the image for spiritual deliverance, so the Mahan Kosh also gives taran as salvation (Ang 196). The name means "victory of deliverance" or "victory in crossing over", and name lists give "victory of redemption". It is used for boys and girls. Taranjit Singh Sandhu, a former Indian ambassador to the United States, is a well-known bearer.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਤਰਣ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਤਰਣ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 196 · Mahan Kosh, ਜੀਤ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 180 · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 6 · Wikipedia, Taranjit Singh Sandhu
Famous namesakes
- Taranjit Singh Sandhu, former Indian ambassador to the United States
How the name is built
- Taran ਤਰਣ: crossing over (a river); a boat; deliverance, salvation
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 196 - Jeet ਜੀਤ: victory (Mahan Kosh: ਜਿੱਤ, ਫ਼ਤੇ)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 180 · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 6
Spellings
Taranjeet · Taranjit