Kaur

For people with the name and other uses, see Kaur (disambiguation).
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19th century depiction of a Sikh woman (a Kaur) from a Haveli

Kaur (Punjabi: ਕੌਰ Punjabi pronunciation: [kɔːɾᵊ] [Gurmukhi] / کور [Shahmukhi]; lit. 'crown prince[ss]' or 'spiritual prince[ss]'),[1] sometimes spelled as Kour, is a surname or a part of a personal name primarily used by the Sikh and some Hindu women of the Punjab region.[2] It is also sometimes translated as 'lioness', not because this meaning is etymologically derived from the name, but as a parallel to the Sikh male name Singh, which means 'lion'.

  1. ^ Brodd, Jeffrey (2003). World Religions A Voyage of Discovery. Saint Mary's Press. p. 113. ISBN 9780884897255.
  2. ^ Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 284. ISBN 9780199771691.