![]() ![]() Again, Punjabi culture generally contradicts this as women are expected to take their husband's family name. 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). 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. Sikh given names are gender neutral, generally formed of a prefix and a suffix (ex. 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" and choosing a name that begins with the first letter of the first word on the "aang". For example, Ujjal means "bright, clean, holy". Sikhs use a set of several hundred given names, all or nearly all meaningful, usually with a religious or moral theme. Similarly, a woman born Harjeet Gill should become Harjeet Kaur or Harjeet Kaur Gill. Thus, a man born Sandeep Brar should become Sandeep Singh but more likely will become Sandeep Singh Brar. Some Sikhs do replace their original surname with their Khalsa name, but many retain their original surname and add the Khalsa name before it. These names were originally intended to replace the Sikh's original surname, which was often a caste name. The adopting of the Khalsa name is symbolic for being a member of a larger family or faith. (Note that Singh is spelled irregularly: it is written /singh/ but pronounced /siṅg) These names reflect the strong egalitarianism of the Sikh religion. 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. Different castes still exist today in some aspects of Punjabi culture similarly to the Hindu caste system, this system is based on employment (ex. The surname may be a family name (based on the name of the ancestral village) or a caste name. Sikhs have a given name and one or both of a surname and a Khalsa name. JSTOR ( September 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message). ![]() Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification. ![]()
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