Gursharan

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Refuge of the Guru, protected by the Guru”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Sharanya — needing shelter or protection, seeking refuge with (comp.)
• Charan — Meanings families give: Feet, one who moves; Lotus feet, one who seeks refuge; Feet of God, sacred touch of the divine
• Narayan — Meanings families give: Refuge of man, a name of Lord Vishnu, the preserver; Lord Vishnu, son of Nara
• Harsharan — Refuge of God, under the Lord's shelter
• Ashritha — One who has taken refuge, dependent
• Aashritha — One who gives refuge, protector

More unisex names of Sikh origin

• Hardeep — Lamp of God, God's light
• Harsimran — Remembering God, in meditation of the Lord
• Harjot — God's light, divine flame
• Gurmeet — Friend of the Guru, Guru's companion
• Satnam — True name, name of the true Lord
• Gurjot — Light of the Guru, Guru's illumination

Where this comes from

Gursharan has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.