Given name · Punjabi

ਸਿਮਰਨ

“one who meditates”

ਸਿਮਰਨ (simran) is a unisex given name from Sanskrit. It is used in Punjabi.

PunjabiWritten in Gurmukhi script. In English: Simran.

Meaning & origin

What it means

ਸਿਮਰਨ is Simran written in Gurmukhi. One Indian interpretation is “one who meditates.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

ਸਿਮਰਨ comes from Sanskrit.

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How it developed

From Sanskrit स्मरण.

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ਸਿਮਰਨ’s family of names

In Punjabi usage, ਸਿਮਰਨ has a later derivative in Simran. In Punjabi usage, ਸਿਮਰਨ has a conventional equivalent in the English form Simran. In Punjabi usage, ਸਿਮਰਨ can be written in the Roman alphabet as Simran.

Walk ਸਿਮਰਨ’s family in the name graph

ਸਿਮਰਨSimranસિમરનसिमरण

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

ਸਿਮਰਨ has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Sanskrit roots to each of them.

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3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Gupta

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“given, granted”

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