The Indian test team, is playing England at the moment, and I wondered about the use of their names.
I thought that Singh was a Sikh name. As in Maninder Singh, Harbajan Singh, Sarendeep Singh, and Englands own Mudhsuden Singh Panesar (Monty).
However I see there is an RP Singh and an Mahendra Singh Dhoni playing, yet these two do not wear beards or a patka.
So are these two Sikh or is Singh just a common name like Smith in the UK?
Not that their faith matters much, I was just curious.
2007-07-21 00:33:26 · 9 answers · asked by Vulture38 6 in Sports ➔ Cricket
Singh is an ancient Indian vedic name meaning "Lion", dating back over 2000 years old to ancient India. It was originally used by Rajput Hindus, and is also prevalent among Sikhs, Dogras, Gurkhas, Gujjars, Jats, Marathas, Bhumihars, Yadavs and Kurmis in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Singh is derived from the Sanskrit Simha meaning "Lion". It is used throughout Northern India with various transliterations. In Hindi and Punjabi the name is written and pronounced as Singh.In Gujarati is is written and prounced as Sinh. Marathas use Sing.
2007-07-21 07:03:28 · answer #1 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Singh means lion that is correct. The Sikh boys or men use Singh after their names and the Sikh girls use Kaur after their name.
And Singh is also a surname used by the people living in Madhya Pradesh or Uttar Pradesh(Two states of India). It is also used as a surname.
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2007-07-21 03:58:29 · answer #2 · answered by Sarang 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Singh means Lion.
2007-07-21 00:44:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kerala / Malayalam / Malayalee Hindu most common lastnames or surnames: Nair Pillai Panicker Kurup Menon Thambi Nampoothiripad Naboothiri Bhattathiri Nambeesan Warrier Kaimal Varma (notice, it is spelled with Va instead of Ve) Kokani (Gauda Saraswatha Brahmin) last names Kamat Kamath Shenoy Rao Sharma Naik Bai (usually for women)
2016-05-19 02:07:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Singh is a name associated with lions, very powerful beasts.
2007-07-22 09:34:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Singh is a name associated with lions, very powerful beasts.
2007-07-21 10:18:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Singh means Sikh whether one has beard or not. My friend's wife doesn't have a beard but she is Singh.
2007-07-21 05:37:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Singh just a common name like Smith in the UK? - Answer your question ????
2007-07-21 00:39:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with above answerer
2007-07-21 02:32:36 · answer #9 · answered by Shani 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋