Confusing names

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Thank you…very much…:smiley:

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my pleasure :hat:

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Here's what I found on Google about the naming/baptismal ceremony:

Those who adopt Sikhism for the first time receive a new name, ending in Singh for a male and Kaur for a female. All the baptized Sikhs then eat Karah Parsad from the same vessel. If a Sikh has done any of the four misdeeds - Kurahats - mentioned above, he has to be baptized again after due confession and penance.

*The Naming Ceremony
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The Sikh naming or christening ceremony is well established and it takes place in a Gurdwara8 in the presence of relatives and friends. The family offers donations, Karah Parshad and a Rumala which is a covering for Guru Granth Sahib, made of high quality silk, cotton or embroidered cloth. Prayers are offered asking for a special blessing of good health, long life and the Sikh way of life, Gursikhi for the child.

After reciting Ardas, Guru Granth Sahib is opened at random. The first letter of the first word of the hymn on the page is selected as the first letter of the child's name. The given name is common for either sex. The word Kaur meaning 'princess' is added after a girl's name, and the name Singh meaning 'lion' after a boy's. For example, if the first letter is "P", the male child may be given a name like Partap Singh, Pritam Singh or Puran Singh or any other such name beginning with the letter "P". If the newly-born is a girl the name would like wise be, Partap Kaur, Pritam Kaur or Puran Kaur.

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Yep in Sikhi we have so many such unisex names, it’s confusing even to us. You usually hope they have Singh or Kaur after their name.

Re the taking of Amrit (baptizing): once you do that, you become part of the khalsa and are not supposed to cut your hair, take any drug or alcohol, or even eat meat. So you find that a lot of uncles, after partying and having a good time, when they get old, THEN they take amrit and become baptized sikhs lol.

My parents were going to name me based on the picking of a letter from Granth Sahb, but my dad was like “just give him the most manly sounding name and get it over with please” :bb:

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not only non-desi there are so many confusing desi names too :bummer:

lolll @ nichola :rotfl:

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for example?

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Confusing names

^ Rahat. shafqat.

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:hmmm: Irshad is also confusing

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She was my chemistry professor at college :cb:

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hamare paRos main bhi thin ek. bachon ko boht kosti thi :hehe:

http://www.paklinks.com/gs/culture-literature-and-linguistics/587522-taane-kosne.html

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Iqbal

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Iqbal is normally shortened to Bala. what if Iqbal is used for girls? :confused:

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Bhai mere nani ki siter ka naam iqbal hi hai…:smiley:

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pyar se kia bulate hain unhe?

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Iqbal hi bulate hain unhe...

unk e walid ne yeh naam laRke ke liye socha tha magar jab beti hui tab bhi unhone yahi naam rakh diya...

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interesting. but aap ki dadi ke time ye wala scene nahin huwa?

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we had neighbour unka naam iqbal tha. nick name bali :smiley:
and ek Ramzan thi… Nick name Ramjany

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Ramzan thi? never heard female version of Ramzan

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nani...

unke waqt nahi hua wo sabse baRi thi unke baqi sab sisters ke naam laRkon ke naam per hi based hain...:D

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do Hindus also got such confusing names?