Singh
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Surname SINGH

SOURCE: Nickname
USAGE: Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
OTHER SCRIPTS: सिंह (Hindi, Marathi), ਸਿੰਘ (Gurmukhi)

Meaning & History

From Sanskrit सिंह (sinha) meaning "lion". In 1699 Guru Gobind Singh gave all his Sikh male followers the surname Singh and all females Kaur.