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((Short description|Names used in Sikhism))
((More citations needed|date=September 2019))
((Sikhism sidebar))[[Sikh]]s have a [[given name]] and one or both of a [[surname]] and a [[Khalsa]] name. The surname may be a family name (based on the name of the ancestral village) or a [[caste]] name. Different castes still exist today in some aspects of Punjabi culture; similarly to the Hindu caste system, this system is based on employment((Citation needed|date=September 2017)) (ex. ''jatt'' signifies the farming caste).((citation needed|date=September 2019))

On becoming a [[Khalsa]], the Sikh undertakes the obligation to wear the physical symbols of this status ([[the Five Ks]]) and takes the name "[[lion]]", usually romanized as [[Singh]], if a man, or /kaur/ "the Crown Princess" for female, usually romanized as [[Kaur]], if a woman. (Note that Singh is spelled irregularly: it is written /singh/ but pronounced /siṅg) These names reflect the strong egalitarianism of the Sikh religion. The adopting of the Khalsa name is symbolic for being a member of a larger family or faith. These names were originally intended to replace the Sikh's original surname, which was often a [[caste]] name.

Some Sikhs do replace their original surname with their Khalsa name, but many retain their original surname and add the Khalsa name before it. Thus, a man born Sandeep Brar should become Sandeep Singh but more likely will become Sandeep Singh Brar. Similarly, a woman born Harjeet Gill should become Harjeet Kaur or Harjeet Kaur Gill.

==Personal names==

Sikhs use a set of several hundred given names, all or nearly all meaningful, usually with a religious or moral theme.((citation needed|date=September 2019)) For example, Ujjal means "bright, clean, holy".((citation needed|date=September 2019)) The process of choosing a Sikh's first name, known as the [[Naam Karan]], occurs following the first few days of their birth, in a ceremony called the ''[[Hukamnama]]'' (referring to a hymn from the [[Guru Granth Sahib]] as the will from God); a family often selects a name for a child by opening the Sikh holy scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib to a certain "aang" (page) and choosing a name that begins with the first letter of the first word on the "aang".((citation needed|date=September 2019)) 

Sikh given names are gender neutral, generally formed of a prefix and a suffix (ex. Har/jeet/).((citation needed|date=September 2019)) There is however, a gender connotation attached when pronouncing a name, say Parkāśh for example; it may be either male or female, but /parakāśō/ is female while /parakāśū/ is male. ((citation needed|date=September 2019))

==Family names==

In Sikhism, women don't change their surnames after marriage - this is due to the fact that each partner keeps ''Singh'' and ''[[Kaur]]'' respectively, who use their preferred names).((citation needed|date=September 2019)) Again, Punjabi culture generally contradicts this as women are expected to take their husband's family name. Their daughters would then generally have a given name, as well as the Khalsa name and their father's last name, which is usually the name of the father's village; for example, a girl with the name Harjeet, whose father's last name is Aulakh, would then become Harjeet Kaur Aulakh (meaning ''"Harjeet, princess of Aulakh"''). In spite that this system is not permitted for Sikhs as it reinforces both tribalism and the patriarchy, it is the most widely used naming system amongst non-initiated Sikhs (and still prevalent among initiated Sikhs).((citation needed|date=September 2019)) Sikh girls take on last name of ''Singh'', a practice more common in larger cities. ((citation needed|date=September 2019))

Many Sikhs use the sole ''Singh'' and ''[[Kaur]]'' (without any other family name). Initiation is not necessary to use these Sikh last names.  Some believers maintain that this practice of naming without using the word ''Singh'' or ''Kaur'' is ''manmat'' (Against the will of the Guru) and is prohibited in the [[Rehat Maryada]] (The way of living of Sikhs).<ref>((cite book|author=D.K. Kaushik|title=Cataloguing of Indic Names In AACR|url=http://sites.google.com/site/opencatalogingrules/aacr2-chapter-22|year=2000|publisher=Low Price Publications|isbn=978-8-1753-6187-4))</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Sikh titles]]
* [[Indian name]]s
* [[Indian honorifics]]

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==
*[http://www.SikhNames.com List of names from SikhNames.com] Comprehensive list of Sikh names, their meanings and pronunciation, sorted alphabetically in English or [[Gurmukhi]].

((Sikhism))

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