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25 minutes ago, AjeetSinghPunjabi said:

Ultimately every name is name of god, Dharmic names are ok, but what about abrahamic names of god in SGGS ?

like raheem, kareem , rehman, khuda, parvardigaar ? why can't we have names like 'raheem singh', 'kareem singh' , 'rehman singh' and so on ?

We had names like ram singh, gopal singh, manmohan singh, all names from hindu background.

I always feel we're ok with accpting hindus but not muslims .. 

what about Iqbal Singh? There are people with the Abrahamic names too ...mostly the ones from pak punjab or older generation my Great Great Grand Nana was Wazir Singh

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2 minutes ago, jkvlondon said:

what about Iqbal Singh? There are people with the Abrahamic names too ...mostly the ones from pak punjab or older generation my Great Great Grand Nana was Wazir Singh

funny how hindus use ganga as name for females, while historically sikhs used it for males. 

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15 hours ago, Balkaar said:

What is a 'Sikh' name anyway? Most of the Guru Sahibaan and other Sikhs throughout history had Hindu/pre-Sikhism Punjabi names.  

 

 

A Sikh name has meaning.  It holds cultural ties to punjabi/gurmukhi which are the mother languages of Sikh culture and Sikhi.  A child can be cut off from his roots and adopted by white parents and raised as an atheist.  If he has a Sikh name, there will be a point in his life where he will want to know where his name came from.  This can light a spark into his past and open the door to Sikhi. Say if the adopted child was named Kevin, he will have less likely chance of knowing about his past.  Punjabi parents naming their child Kevin are stepping away from their religion.  They might as well change their last name to Smith or Williams.  

The Gurus names are not based on Hinduism or pre sikhi.  As Gurbani uses names as Har, Ram, Gobind, Krishna, etc to define an attribute of God, so are the Gurus names holding meaning into Sikhi.

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4 minutes ago, jkvlondon said:

because of bollywood interpretation of Ganga Mai coming down to earth.... sheep will follow the crowd

Kuchh bhi ! Ganga coming down to earth is found in ancient hindu texts. Its not a modern story. The sage Bhagirath brought it down, though today its a cesspool , though GoI pumping thousands of crores to clean it up, but its still dirty with dead bodies , but thats another topic. 

Also "river" is a feminine noun in hindi / sanskrit. River is also known as "sarita" , another hindu female name . So ganga is aptly feminine , although don't know why sikhs appropriated it for men. 

Same goes for sobha/shobha , which is again a feminine hindu name but sikhs are using it for men 

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2 hours ago, AjeetSinghPunjabi said:

Kuchh bhi ! Ganga coming down to earth is found in ancient hindu texts. Its not a modern story. The sage Bhagirath brought it down, though today its a cesspool , though GoI pumping thousands of crores to clean it up, but its still dirty with dead bodies , but thats another topic. 

Also "river" is a feminine noun in hindi / sanskrit. River is also known as "sarita" , another hindu female name . So ganga is aptly feminine , although don't know why sikhs appropriated it for men. 

Same goes for sobha/shobha , which is again a feminine hindu name but sikhs are using it for men 

but in Punjabi names ending in aa tend to be masculine/large like Artha and ee feminine/small arthi , different grammar rules . SInce Punjabi is based in Prakrit the parent of Sanskrit maybe we should ignore the backwards trends in Hindi which is a slave language

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I believe a Sikh should try to live up to their name. Whether they are blessed from birth or upon Amrit, they should research the meaning of it and try to be that person.

The forename has a strong psychological impact on the mental mindset and it can determine the nature of that person in life through their thoughts, speech and actions.

I have noticed many Panjabi's, even outsiders to the faith, choose a name that sounds cool to them  Is this not ego and idiocy?

Sache patshah Guru Gobind Singh ji lived up to his name because he was all-knowing and prophetic of earth.

The chaar sahibjaade showed invincibility and fearlessness by embracing war and death in battle then strength and victory in choosing Sikhi and death over Islam and its lies of paradise.

Sant Jarnail Singh ji Khalsa Bhindranwale ji was a 'general' as he lead and united the men and women of Panjab.

Sikhs are blessed to have such shining lights as heroes and although rare to find in life, that does not mean we cannot try to be like them.

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Ive seen plenty of Sikh coconut males.

Large beer belly

Can of beer in one hand

wolverhampton scarfe around their neck

strong brummie accent

have had about 3 failed marriages

Kids are married to goreh Kaleh and just about any race. 

No nothing about Sikhism but know everything about beer, football and barbecues and they go by the name of Jimmy. 

lol  

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