What does the name Nanak mean?

Nanak means "Humble servant, spirit of the first Sikh Guru". It is a unisex name of Sikh origin.

Nanak

Nanak means Humble servant, spirit of the first Sikh Guru.

Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.

Gender	unisex
Origin	Sikh
Language	Punjabi
Starts with	N

Names with a similar meaning

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

Ruhi — Meanings families give: Soul, soulful; Soul, spirit
Raahi — Meanings families give: Traveller, one on a journey; Traveller, wanderer, free spirit
Tarun — Meanings families give: Young, tender; Young, tender and youthful in spirit and energy; Young, tender, fresh, youthful
Prashanth — Meanings families give: Peaceful, calm; Calm, serene and peaceful in mind and spirit; Very calm, peaceful, serene
Vira — Meanings families give: Brave woman, heroine, warrior; Courageous, warrior spirit
Anirban — Meanings families give: Eternal flame, the undying light of spirit; Eternal flame that never extinguishes; Eternal flame, inextinguishable

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

Nanak 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.