Boy · Punjabi · Sikh
Ujagar
ਉਜਾਗਰSay it oo-JAA-gur
- Meaning today
- Illuminated, radiant
- Original meaning
- "renowned, famous; manifest, illumined; awakened, wise" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- oo-JAA-gur
- Written
- ਉਜਾਗਰ
- Other spellings
- Ujaagar
Ujagar
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Ujagar meaning
Ujagar (ਉਜਾਗਰ) is a Sikh boy's name of Punjabi origin.
Renowned, famous; manifest, illumined; awakened, wise
Also used to mean: illuminated, radiant
Ujagar (ਉਜਾਗਰ) is a Gurbani word with a cluster of bright meanings. The Mahan Kosh gives famous and renowned, manifest and illumined, awake and enlightened, and, as nouns, the sun and a lamp. Bhagat Ravidas uses it in a hymn in Raag Aasaa for one who has become renowned (Ang 487). Name lists give "illuminated" or "radiant". It is an older boys' name in Sikh families. Bhai Ujagar Singh, killed at Nankana Sahib in 1921, is remembered among the martyrs of the gurdwara reform movement.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਉਜਾਗਰ · See the entry
Also: Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 487 · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਉਜਾਗਰ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 487 · Encyclopaedia of Sikhism, Ujagar Singh, Bhai (learnpunjabi.org)
Famous namesakes
- Bhai Ujagar Singh, a Nankana Sahib martyr (1921)
Spellings
Ujagar · Ujaagar