"The edge of a sari"; figuratively, a mother's shelter
Punjabi girl names
Girl names Punjabi families use today, written in Gurmukhi.
258 names: 121 for girls and 137 for both girls and boys. Most meanings are checked in the Mahan Kosh, Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary and the Guru Granth Sahib. Two are modern names that the dictionaries we use don't list. A few to start: Amrita ("immortal, nectar"), Ritu ("season") and Kiran ("a ray of light").
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118 of 258 names
Boundless, free; the Vedic mother of the gods
"Love for the unreachable One", that is, God
"Beyond birth", a word from the Mool Mantar
"Something held in trust", from Arabic amānat
"Lamp of peace"
"Light of peace"
"Love of peace"; aman, peace, and preet, love
Immortal victory
"Immortal light"
"Immortal love"
Nectar of immortality; immortal
"Immortal"; the nectar of the gods
"The unstruck sound"; Sanskrit anāhata
Unique; no other
Hands cupped in reverence; an offering, a salutation
"One who is worshipped"
"Divine light" in popular use; literally "lamp of the heavens"
"Heavenly love"; arsh, the heavens, and preet, love
A modern name; leen means "absorbed", the first part is uncertain
A modern Punjabi name with no settled dictionary meaning
The earth
A modern Punjabi name ending in noor, light
"Gift, grace"; Sikh lists say "the blessed one"
"Victory of strength"
Bal, "strength", with preet, "love"
"Mighty Indra"; bal, strength, with inder
"Sacred word"; the Gurus' hymns
"Love of bani", the Gurus' hymns
Charan, the (Guru's) feet, with jit, victory
"Love for the Lord's feet"
"Conqueror of armies"
Daman, "self-restraint", with preet, "love"
Deep, lamp, with Inder, Indra or "chief"
"Light of the heart"
"Light of the heart"
"Love of the heart"
"Divine, heavenly"
"A lamp, light"
"One, oneness" in popular use; Punjabi ekam, "first, unique"
"One light" in popular use; ekam, "unique", with jot, "light"
"One light"
"Of one form"
"Unity, oneness"
"Lamp of the sky"
"Love of the sky"
"White, brilliant"; a name of Parvati
Usually given as "virtuous"; from gun, virtue, with an uncertain ending
"The way of virtue"; gun, virtue, with reet, way
"The word of the Guru"
"Lamp of the Guru"
Gur, the Guru, with Inder, Indra or "chief"
"Victory of the Guru"
"Ray of the Guru's light"
"The Guru's glory" or "praise of the Guru"
"Absorbed in the Guru"
"Heart of the Guru"
"Friend of the Guru"; the Guru as friend
"The Guru's grace"
Gur, the Guru, with naaz, "pride, glory"
A modern name from gur, the Guru; the ending is uncertain
"Light of the Guru"
"Love for the Guru"
Gur, the Guru, with seerat, "character, disposition"
"Refuge in the Guru"
"Remembrance of the Guru"
A modern Punjabi name beginning with gur, the Guru
Gur, the Guru, with an ending read as Inder, "chief"
"Lamp of God"
"Virtues of God"
"Victory of God"
"Light of God"
"Ray of God's light"
"Praise of God"
"Absorbed in God"
"Love of God"; har, God, man, heart, and preet, love
"Friend of God"
"Pride"; Persian nāz, pride and grace
From har, God; the ending -neet has no settled meaning
"God's radiance, God's light"
"Love for God"
"Lamp of joy"
"Delighted" or "happy"
"Remembrance of God"
"Remembering God"
A modern Punjabi name beginning with har, God
Har, God, with inder, "supreme"; popularly "winner with God's help"
Heer of Heer Ranjha; Hindi hīr, also "diamond"
"Worship", from Arabic ʿibādat
"The One Light"; ik, one, with jot, divine light
"Light of the One God"
Kindness, favour; Arabic ʿināya, "care, concern"
Conqueror of Indra
Love of Indra, the king of the gods; popularly "love of God"
"Desired" in popular use; Sanskrit īśitā, "supremacy"
"Friend of God"
"Love of God"
"Love of the world"; popularly "beloved of the world"
After Japji, Guru Nanak's morning prayer; japu, "recitation"
"Light of meditation"; jap, recitation, with jot, light
"Absorbed in meditation on God's Name"
From jap, recitation of God's Name; the ending is uncertain
"The light of meditation"; jap with noor, light
"Renowned warrior"; jas, praise, with bīr, brave
"Lamp of glory"
"Joyful love"; jashan, celebration, with preet, love
"A ray of glory"; jas, praise, with kiran, ray of light
"Praise and glory"; popularly "one who sings God's praises"
"Absorbed in God's praises" in popular use; jas, praise, with līn, absorbed
Friend of praise; jas, "praise, renown", with mīt, "friend"
The jasmine flower; from Persian yāsaman
From jas, praise and renown; the ending -neet is uncertain
Light of praise; jas, "praise", with nūr, "light"
Love of praise; jas, "praise", with prīti, "love"
"The way of praise"; jas, praise, with reet, way
Jas, renown, with inder, "supreme"; popularly "the Lord's glory"
Light; the divine light
Light, radiance; the flame of a lamp
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