Sikhs usually pick names derived from the Guru Granth Sahib for their children. In the naming ceremony, a passage or ‘hukam’ is read out from the Holy book of Sikhs and the first letter of the first word from the hukam is picked for the initial of the child’s name. When the name of the child is decided, the Bhai Sahib, sitting in front of the Guru Granth Sahib, announces the name of the child to everyone. The surname Singh is added to the boy’s name, and Kaur is added to the girl’s name. The tradition reduces caste-base prejudices and displays equality amongst men and women.
Now that MomJunction's acquainted you with the customs and traditions, it’s time to check out the Sikh names. The following Sikh/Punjabi baby names with meanings have been obtained from reliable sources. Browse, shortlist and pick the best of all.
NAMES | MEANING | GENDER | |||
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Ajeet | Victorious; Invincible; Unconquerable; One who cannot be defeated by anyone | Boy | |||
Amar | Long Life | Boy | |||
Arshpreet | Love for sky | Girl | |||
Bhagwantjot | Light Of God | Girl | |||
Bhavishyajot | Light Of Future | Girl | |||
Chirag | A lighted lamp | Boy | |||
Guneet | One who is Meritorious for his Virtues, righteousness, Honour, Good characteristics and great qualities | Boy | |||
Gurjas | Fame of Lord; Fame of the Guru; | Boy | |||
Gurkeerat | One who sings praises of the Guru; One pay tributes to his Guru through bhajans and keertans | Boy | |||
Gurkiran | The Ray of Guru's Light; Radiance and brightness of Guru | Girl | |||
Gurleen | Gurleen collaborated with two words guru and leen. Guru means master or lord and leen means absorbed. So gurleen means person who is absorbed in the guru | Unisex | |||
Gurman | Heart of the Guru; Spirit of the Guru; Soul of the Guru | Boy | |||
Gurmeet | Friend of Guru; A companion of the Guru; A variant spelling is Gurmit | Boy | |||
Gurneet | They are physically strong personalities but can never be fully satisfied with anyone. | Girl | |||
Gurnoor | a person who is heavenly light of his guru. Or in simple words copy of his guru. | Boy | |||
Gurpreet | Gurpreet collaborated with two words guru and preet. Guru means master or lord and preet means love. So gurupreet means the love of lord or master | Girl | |||
Gursharan | Refuge at the Guru; Feet of the Guru; One who serves at the Guru's Feet | Boy | |||
Harkiran | The rays of God's Light | Boy | |||
Harpreet | One who loves the God | Girl | |||
Jasleen | Absorbed in Singing God's Praises; Immersed in adoring God; Engrossed in singing God's charm | Boy | |||
Keerat | Fame; Distinction; Recognition; Eminence; Renown | Boy | |||
Kirpal | Kind; Benevolent; Compassionate; Generous | Boy | |||
Manmeet | Friend of Mind; Companion of Mind; Well Wisher for Mind; Supporter and Guider of Mind | Boy | |||
Parampreet | One who is in love of the god | Boy | |||
Preet | Love; Affection; Compassion; | Girl | |||
Ranbir | A brave warrior | Boy | |||
Veer | One who is brave. Another name of Lord Mahavir | Boy | |||
Aad | aad in Islams means 'The man' and on the other hand in Sikhs it's a girl name meaning In the beginning | Unisex | |||
Aadh | aadh as a word means Half | Girl | |||
Aagya (आज्ञा) | consent or formal permission to do a job | Girl | |||
Aagyakar (आज्ञाकार) | one who is hearsome, obedient or willing to comply to elders | Boy | |||
Aagyapal | the name aagyapal means the one who upholds the state obedience | Boy | |||
Aaradh | The person having Deep love or affection | Boy | |||
Aas | the act of waiting or having hope | Boy | |||
Aasa | the act of staying or remaining in expectation | Girl | |||
Aavai | Arrive, to come | Boy | |||
Ab | now | Girl | |||
Abhijeet | Variation | Boy | |||
Acharjeet | The victory of an inanimate object | Boy | |||
Acharpreet | An inanimate love or affection | Boy | |||
Achet | Unconscious, one who is not in his conscious sense, a carefree person | Boy | |||
Achetbir | A carefree brave person | Boy | |||
Achetmeet | The friend or companion of the carefree person | Boy | |||
Ajinder | Derived from Rajender means "mighty king" or "Indra the king." | Boy | |||
Akalchet | One remembering and always trusting God | Boy | |||
Akalchetan | Aware of Eternal Love | Boy | |||
Akaldharam | Religion of eternal truth with capability in judging, analyzing and discriminating | Boy | |||
Akaldhian | Absorbed in Eternal one. One living and working with God | Boy | |||
Akaljeet | Timeless and Eternal victory. Also means Triumph of God | Girl | |||
Akalmeet | Timeless and Eternal friend. Also simply means friend of God | Boy | |||