The baby name Manjeet Kaur is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MAN-jeet (IPA: /mənˈdʒiːt/ or /mænˈdʒiːt/), stress on second syllable.
Manjeet Kaur is Punjabi in Origin.
The baby name Manjeet Kaur is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MAN-jeet (IPA: /mənˈdʒiːt/ or /mænˈdʒiːt/), stress on second syllable.
Manjeet Kaur is Punjabi in Origin.
Manjeet Kaur is a Punjabi Sikh feminine name combining the given name Manjeet (from Punjabi/Sanskrit man ‘mind’ + jīt ‘victory/conquered’) with the mandated Sikh female title Kaur, ‘princess.’ The meaning evokes “one who conquers the mind,” echoing the Sikh maxim man jeetai jag jeet (“conquer the mind, conquer the world”). Manjeet appears in Punjabi and Hindi usage from the mid-20th century onward, favored in Sikh communities for its spiritual aspiration, and is common across the Punjabi diaspora in the UK, Canada, and beyond.
Variants include Manjit (common alternate spelling), Manjit Kaur, and regional spellings such as Kour. In Gurmukhi, the components are ਮਨਜੀਤ and ਕੌਰ. While Manjeet is technically unisex, the presence of Kaur marks the bearer as female within Sikh naming conventions instituted by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699 to replace caste surnames. Related names with similar elements include Manpreet, Gurjeet, and Harjeet.
Manjeet Kaur is seldom given. We count 17 recorded uses of it across 3 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | Girls | 0 | #622 | 10 | 13,121 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
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