Unisex · Punjabi (from Sanskrit) · Sikh
Tejpreet
ਤੇਜਪ੍ਰੀਤSay it TEJ-preet
- Meaning today
- Light of love, glory of love
- Original meaning
- "tej (radiance, splendour) joined with prīt (love): light of love" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- TEJ-preet
- Written
- ਤੇਜਪ੍ਰੀਤ
- Other spellings
- Tejprit
Tejpreet
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Tejpreet meaning
Tejpreet (ਤੇਜਪ੍ਰੀਤ) is a Sikh unisex name of Punjabi origin (from Sanskrit), used for both girls and boys.
Tej (radiance, splendour) joined with prīt (love): light of love
Also used to mean: glory of love
Tejpreet (ਤੇਜਪ੍ਰੀਤ) combines tej with prīt. Tej, from Sanskrit tejas, is brightness, radiance and splendour in the Mahan Kosh, which also lists strength and fire; the Guru Granth Sahib uses it for radiant glory (Ang 857). Prīt is love. The name reads "light of love" or "radiant love", and name lists give "light of love" or "glory of love". Tejpreet is used for boys and girls in Sikh families.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਤੇਜ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਤੇਜ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 857 · Mahan Kosh, ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 82
How the name is built
- Tej ਤੇਜ: brightness, radiance; also strength, fire
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 857 - Preet ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ: love; also delight
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 82
Spellings
Tejpreet · Tejprit