"Love for the unreachable One", that is, God
Sikh baby names
Sikh names in Gurmukhi, with the Guru Granth Sahib Ang or the Mahan Kosh entry behind each meaning.
290 names: 47 for girls, 113 for boys and 130 for both girls and boys. Most meanings are checked in the Mahan Kosh, the Guru Granth Sahib and Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary. A few to start: Diljit ("one who wins hearts"), Jaskaran ("doer of praise") and Saanjh ("togetherness; evening").
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"Beyond birth", a word from the Mool Mantar
"Lamp of the sky"
Peace and safety; from Arabic amān, "security, protection"
"Lamp of peace"
"Light of peace"
"Love of peace"; aman, peace, and preet, love
"Immortal"
"Immortal warrior"
"Immortal king"; amar, immortal, with Inder, Indra
Immortal victory
"Immortal light"
"Immortal love"
"Priceless"
Nectar of immortality; immortal
"Protector of amrit", the nectar of immortality
"My own limb" in Sikh tradition; Sanskrit aṅgada, "armlet"
Boundless; the unstruck divine sound
Bright, pure; the name of Guru Arjan, the fifth Sikh Guru
"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
"Incarnation"; Sanskrit avatāra, "descent"
"Brave, valiant"; Persian bahādur
"Gift, grace"; Sikh lists say "the blessed one"
"Strong and brave"
Balarama, Krishna's elder brother; literally "god of strength"
"Victory of strength"
Bal, "strength", with preet, "love"
"Mighty king"
"Mighty Indra"; bal, strength, with inder
"Sacred word"; the Gurus' hymns
"Love of bani", the Gurus' hymns
"Blessed, fortunate"; also a name of God
Victory (jit) through valour (bikram, Sanskrit vikrama)
Charan, the (Guru's) feet, with jit, victory
"Love for the Lord's feet"
"Brave soldier"
"Brave, bold"
"Conqueror of armies"
Daman, "self-restraint", with preet, "love"
"Possessor, sovereign"; Persian dārā
Vision, sight; Sanskrit darśana, "seeing"
Deep, lamp, with Inder, Indra or "chief"
"Brave"; Persian dil-āwar, "stout-hearted"
"Garden of the heart"
"Conqueror of hearts"
"Light of the heart"
"Light of the heart"
"Love of the heart"
"King of hearts"
"Lion-hearted"
"One, oneness" in popular use; Punjabi ekam, "first, unique"
"One light" in popular use; ekam, "unique", with jot, "light"
"One light"
From Ik Oankar, "the One Creator"
"Of one form"
"Victory, success"
Victory twice over: fateh and jit
"Victorious warrior"
"Lamp of the sky"
"Love of the sky"
Usually given as "virtuous"; from gun, virtue, with an uncertain ending
"The Guru's word"
"The Guru's gift"
"The word of the Guru"
"The Guru's feet"
"Servant of the Guru"
"Lamp of the Guru"
"The divine Guru"
"Given by the Guru"
"Victory of the Guru"
Gur, the Guru, with Inder, Indra or "chief"
"Victory of the Guru"
"Light of the Guru"
Gur, the Guru, with karan, "doer, cause"
"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"
"One who faces the Guru", a follower of the Guru's way
Gur, the Guru, with naaz, "pride, glory"
"Name of the Guru"
A modern name from gur, the Guru; the ending is uncertain
"Light of the Guru"
"Love for the Guru"
"The Guru, the Master"
Gur, the Guru, with seerat, "character, disposition"
"Servant of the Guru"
"Glory of the Guru"
"Refuge in the Guru"
"Remembrance of the Guru"
"Crown of the Guru"
"Radiance of the Guru"
"The Guru's brave one"; vīr also means brother
Gur, the Guru, with an ending read as Inder, "chief"
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