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Sikh names often have the following format: First name – Religious name – Family name. [1] [2] Sikh first names serve as personal names and are selected through the Naam Karan ceremony, where a random page of the Guru Granth Sahib is opened by a granthi (Sikh preist) and the first letter of the first prayer on the opened page is used as the basis for the first name as an initial.
19th century depiction of a Sikh woman (a Kaur) from a Haveli. Kaur (Punjabi: ਕੌਰ Punjabi pronunciation: [] / کور []; lit. ' crown prince[ss] ' or ' spiritual prince[ss] '), [1] sometimes spelled as Kour, is a surname or a part of a personal name primarily used by the Sikh and some Hindu women of the Punjab region. [2]
The first and only Sikh and non-Hindu in office, Singh was also the first prime minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to be re-elected after completing a full five-year term. Notable Sikhs in science include nuclear scientist Piara Singh Gill, fibre-optics pioneer Narinder Singh Kapany; and physicist, science writer and broadcaster Simon Singh.
Sikh (/ ˈ s iː k / or / ˈ s ɪ k /; Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ, sikkh IPA:) is the title and name given to an adherent of Sikhism. The term has its origin in the Sanskrit term śiṣya , meaning "disciple, learner" or śikṣa , meaning "instruction".
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Punjabi Muslims often have Urdu or Islamic names, such as Muhammad, whilst Hindus have general Hindu names. [32] Punjabi Sikhs and Hindus may share a common set of names. [33] For Punjabi Muslims and Hindus, names are generally not unisex and thus certain names are only given to bearers' belonging to a particular gender. [33]
Bhai Mardana – Rubabi convert from Islam to Sikhi. [4]Bhai Bala – childhood friend and companion of Bhai Mardana and Guru Nanak. [5]Rai Bular Bhatti – Muslim Rajput noble of the Bhatti clan during the latter half of the 15th century who was inspired by the Sikh Guru Nanak and donated half of his land.
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