Kaur
Kaur ( Punjabi / Gurmukhi : ਕੌਰ; Pronunciation kor ) is a family name that also occurs as a female and male first name .
Origin and meaning
The name originally comes from Sikhism and means princess or prince . It was introduced in 1699 by Guru Gobind Singh for the female Sikhs as the male equivalent of the surname Singh .
Occurrence
The name is used by most female Sikhs as a family name or middle name. The surname is also borne by Hindus in India.
It also occurs as a male first name. It appears mainly in Estonia , where around 800 men wear it.
name day
Name day for the first name is September 30th .
Name bearer
family name
- Amrit Kaur (1889–1964), Indian politician
- Anita Raj Kaur (* 1986), Malaysian badminton player
- Bibi Sahib Kaur (1771–1801), Indian princess of the Sikh
- Chand Kaur , regent of Punjab and the Sikh Empire 1840–1841
- Charmy Kaur (* 1987), Indian actress
- Datar Kaur († 1838), Indian Maharani
- Girraj Kaur († 1922), ruler of Bharatpur 1900–1918
- Harshdeep Kaur (* 1986), Indian singer
- Harwant Kaur (* 1980), Indian discus thrower
- Jind Kaur (1817–1863), Messalina from Punjab
- Kamalpreet Kaur (* 1996), Indian discus thrower
- Mandeep Kaur (* 1988), Indian sprinter
- Manjeet Kaur (* 1982), Indian sprinter
- Manpreet Kaur (* 1996), Indian athlete
- Nimrat Kaur (* 1982), Indian actress
- Preneet Kaur (* 1940), Indian politician
- Rajwinder Kaur (* 1980), Indian athlete
- Ranjeeta Kazur , Indian actress
- Rupi Kaur (* 1992), Indian-Canadian writer
- Snatam Kaur (* 1972), American singer
- Surinder Kaur (1929-2006), Indian singer
Female first name
- Karman Kaur Thandi (* 1998), Indian tennis player
Male first name
- Kaur Kender (* 1971), Estonian writer
- Kaur Riismaa (* 1986), Estonian writer, actor and dramaturge
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Kaur on behindthename.com, accessed May 19, 2019.
- ↑ Eesnime Kaur statistics on stat.ee
- ↑ Estonian Name Days on behindthename.com