Boy · Punjabi · Sikh
Taranveer
ਤਰਨਵੀਰSay it tur-un-VEER
- Meaning
- Taran (crossing over, deliverance) joined with vīr (brave hero) Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- tur-un-VEER
- Spelling in Punjabi
- ਤਰਨਵੀਰ
- Spelling in English
- Taranveer, Taranvir
Taranveer
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Taranveer meaning
Taranveer (ਤਰਨਵੀਰ) is a Sikh boy's name of Punjabi origin.
Taran (crossing over, deliverance) joined with vīr (brave hero)
Taranveer (ਤਰਨਵੀਰ) joins taran with vīr. Taran is the Sanskrit-derived word for crossing a river; the Mahan Kosh also gives it as a boat and, by extension, deliverance or salvation, the crossing of the world-ocean that Guru Arjan speaks of on Ang 196. Vīr is a brave man or hero, and in Punjabi also a brother. Read together, the name means a hero of deliverance, one who helps others across. Taranveer is a modern boys' name in Sikh families, alongside Taranjot, Tarandeep and Taranpreet.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਤਰਣ · See the entry · checked 30 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਤਰਣ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 196 · Mahan Kosh, ਵੀਰ / ਬੀਰ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 203
How the name is built
- Taran ਤਰਣ: crossing over (a river); a boat; deliverance, salvation
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 196 - Veer / bir ਵੀਰ / ਬੀਰ: brave warrior, hero; also brother, friend (Sanskrit vīra)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 203
Spellings
Taranveer · Taranvir